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Wordle #1490

Wordle Hints and Answer for Friday, July 18, 2025

Stuck on today's Wordle? You're in the right place! Below you'll find hints that start vague and get more specific. Try to solve it with as few hints as possible.

Today's puzzle is rated Hard difficulty, so you may need extra hints! The answer is a noun with 2 vowels and uses very common letters.

Difficulty: Hard
noun

Letter Facts

Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Repeats
No
Letters
Very Common

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Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to the animal kingdom, specifically something you might see in a wildlife documentary.

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Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

Think of creatures that live in trees in tropical regions, known for moving slowly and having large eyes.

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Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word begins with the letter L.

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Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

This is a small primate related to lemurs, famous for its enormous eyes that help it see at night.

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Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with BORIS.

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Final Clue

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Final Clue

Starts with L and ends with S. This nocturnal primate from Asia is sometimes called a slow variety of this animal.

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Answer

LORIS

A loris is a small nocturnal primate native to tropical regions of South and Southeast Asia. They are known for their distinctive large, forward facing eyes and their slow, deliberate movements. The slow loris is particularly famous and is one of the only venomous mammals in the world, producing toxins from glands near its elbows.

Strategy Tip

Today's word features a less common ending combination. When you have confirmed letters but are stuck, try thinking beyond everyday vocabulary to include animal names, scientific terms, or words borrowed from other languages.