Wordle Hints

Wordle #175

Wordle Hints and Answer for Saturday, December 11, 2021

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Today's puzzle is rated Hard difficulty, so you may need extra hints! The answer is a adjective with 2 vowels and uses fairly common letters, including at least one repeated letter.

Difficulty: Hard
adjective

Letter Facts

Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Repeats
Yes
Letters
Fairly Common

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Recommended Starting Words

IONICCLICKCRISP

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to shapes and geometry. Think about what you might study in math class.

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Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might encounter this word when learning about curves, sections, or three dimensional shapes like ice cream holders.

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Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word starts with the letter C.

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Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

This adjective describes something that has the shape of or relates to a cone. Fill in the blank: The spotlight cast a _____ beam of light.

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Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with SONIC.

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Final Clue

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Final Clue

Starts with C and ends with C. It describes the type of sections you create when slicing through a cone at different angles.

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Answer

CONIC

CONIC is an adjective describing anything relating to or shaped like a cone. In mathematics, conic sections are the curves obtained by intersecting a cone with a plane, including circles, ellipses, parabolas, and hyperbolas. The word comes from the Greek 'konikos' meaning cone shaped.

Strategy Tip

Today's puzzle features a repeated letter, which can be tricky to identify. When you have most letters but cannot solve the puzzle, consider whether one of your confirmed letters might appear twice in the word.