Wordle #1494

Wordle Hints and Answer for Tuesday, July 22, 2025

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

Difficulty: Easy

adjective, verb (past tense)

Letter Facts

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Fairly Common

Recommended Starting Words

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Recommended Starting Words

TRUNKRUNTBRUNT

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to cooking, fire, or heat. Think about what happens when something stays too long near a flame.

Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might use this word to describe toast that came out too dark, or skin that spent too much time in the sun.

Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word ends with the letter T.

Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

This is the past tense of what fire does to things. Think charred, scorched, or blackened.

Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with BLUNT.

Final Clue

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Final Clue

The word starts with B and ends with T. It describes what happened to that forgotten piece of toast in your toaster this morning.

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Answer

BURNT

Today's word is the past tense of burn, describing something damaged by fire or excessive heat. It can be used as both a verb form and an adjective, as in a burnt offering or burnt sienna, a popular reddish brown color named after the Italian city of Siena. The word comes from Old English and has been part of the English language for over a thousand years.

Strategy Tip

This puzzle contains a tricky consonant cluster with three consonants in a row. When your guesses reveal consonants but not clear patterns, try words with unusual consonant combinations like RN or NT to help narrow things down.