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Wordle #1436

Wordle Hints and Answer for Sunday, May 25, 2025

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Today's puzzle is rated Medium difficulty. The answer is a noun, verb with 1 vowel and uses fairly common letters.

Difficulty: Medium
noun, verb

Letter Facts

Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Repeats
No
Letters
Fairly Common

Recommended Starting Words

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Recommended Starting Words

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Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to dishonesty or trickery, often involving money or schemes.

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Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might hear this word when discussing con artists, scammers, or people who swindle others out of their hard earned cash.

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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

A near synonym would be scam or hustle. Its the kind of small time fraud that a street con artist might pull.

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Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with DRIFT.

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Final Clue

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Final Clue

It starts with G and ends with T. Think of petty swindling or small scale corruption.

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Answer

GRIFT

Grift refers to petty swindling or a small scale con, and can also be used as a verb meaning to engage in such schemes. The word originated in American slang in the early 1900s, likely derived from the word graft. A person who engages in grifting is called a grifter, a term that has become popular through crime dramas and movies about con artists.

Strategy Tip

Today's word has a consonant cluster at the beginning, which can be tricky. When you find yourself stuck, try words with less common consonant pairings like GR, FR, or TR to test multiple consonants at once.