Wordle #185

Wordle Hints and Answer for Tuesday, December 21, 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 verb, noun with 1 vowel and uses less common letters.

Difficulty: Medium

verb, noun

Letter Facts

Vowels

Consonants

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Letters

Less Common

Recommended Starting Words

These words would be helpful first guesses for today's puzzle:

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Recommended Starting Words

CLUNKLUCKYBLOCK

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to an action you might do with your hands, often involving some effort or force.

Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might do this to guitar strings, chicken feathers, or when removing something from the ground.

Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word contains the letter U.

Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

A near synonym would be to pull sharply or to gather courage. Think of the phrase to have lots of this quality.

Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with DUCK.

Final Clue

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Final Clue

The word starts with P and ends with K. It describes both pulling out feathers and having bravery.

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Answer

PLUCK

This word has two main meanings: to pull something out quickly, like feathers from a bird, and as a noun meaning courage or determination. The phrase to have a lot of this quality means to be brave. It comes from Old English pluccian, related to pulling or picking.

Strategy Tip

Today's word has a consonant cluster at the beginning, which can be tricky. When you get stuck, try words with PL, CL, or BL combinations as these two letter starts are common in English but easy to overlook.