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Wordle #1428

Wordle Hints and Answer for Saturday, May 17, 2025

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Today's puzzle is rated Easy difficulty, so most players find this one straightforward. The answer is a verb (past participle), adjective with 1 vowel and uses fairly common letters.

Difficulty: Easy
verb (past participle), adjective

Letter Facts

Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Repeats
No
Letters
Fairly Common

Recommended Starting Words

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Recommended Starting Words

WRONGGROANCROWN

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to development or change over time.

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Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might use this word when describing how children, plants, or businesses have changed from a smaller state to a larger one.

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Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word starts with the letter G.

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Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

This is the past tense form of a word meaning to increase in size, maturity, or amount. Fill in the blank: The sunflower has _____ three feet since spring.

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Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes withROWN and TOWN.

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Final Clue

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Final Clue

The word starts with G and ends with N. Think of what a child has done when they are no longer small.

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Answer

GROWN

GROWN is the past participle of grow, describing something that has increased in size, developed, or matured. The word comes from Old English growan, meaning to flourish or increase. It is commonly used to describe physical growth, emotional maturity, or the development of skills and abilities.

Strategy Tip

Words ending in N are quite common in English, especially past participles and words with the OWN pattern. If you have confirmed an N at the end, consider testing common vowel combinations before it.