Wordle #190

Wordle Hints and Answer for Sunday, December 26, 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 3 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

RAISESAUCETRACE

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to qualities or characteristics, often used to describe intensity or severity.

Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might hear this word from a doctor describing an illness, or in math class when discussing angles.

Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word starts with the letter A.

Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

Think of the opposite of chronic or dull. This word describes something sharp or severe.

Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with CUTE.

Final Clue

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Final Clue

Starts with A and ends with E. In geometry, an angle less than 90 degrees is called this.

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Answer

ACUTE

This adjective has multiple meanings across different fields. In medicine, it describes a condition that is severe but short in duration, as opposed to chronic. In geometry, it refers to an angle measuring less than 90 degrees. The word comes from the Latin acutus meaning sharpened or pointed.

Strategy Tip

Today's word is vowel heavy with three vowels in a five letter word. When you get multiple yellow or green vowels early, focus on how they might be arranged. Words with patterns like consonant vowel consonant vowel consonant are worth testing.