Wordle #177

Wordle Hints and Answer for Monday, December 13, 2021

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 Medium difficulty. The answer is a adjective with 2 vowels and uses very common letters.

Difficulty: Medium

adjective

Letter Facts

Vowels

Consonants

Repeats

Letters

Very Common

Recommended Starting Words

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Recommended Starting Words

COINSICONSNOISE

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to physics or the way we experience the world around us through our ears.

Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might encounter this word when discussing speed, technology, or a certain blue video game character.

Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word begins with the letter S.

Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

This adjective describes something related to sound waves, or a speed that matches how fast sound travels.

Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with TONIC.

Final Clue

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Final Clue

Starting with S and ending with C, this word often appears before the word boom when aircraft break the sound barrier.

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Answer

SONIC

This word comes from the Latin 'sonus' meaning sound. It describes anything relating to or using sound waves, most commonly heard in phrases like the famous hedgehog character or describing speeds approaching that of sound. The term became popularized in aviation and later in entertainment.

Strategy Tip

Today's puzzle contains two vowels that are fairly common in English words. When you identify that a word has an O and an I, try placing them in different positions since they often appear together in the middle of words.