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Wordle #203

Wordle Hints and Answer for Saturday, January 8, 2022

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

Difficulty: Easy
noun, verb

Letter Facts

Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Repeats
No
Letters
Fairly Common

Recommended Starting Words

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

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Recommended Starting Words

CRANETRUNKDRINK

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to machinery and mechanical movement.

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Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might find one of these in an old car engine, or use this action to start a manual music box or vintage camera.

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Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word begins with the letter C.

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Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

This can also be an informal word for a grumpy or irritable person, as in calling someone an old what?

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Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with TANK.

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Final Clue

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Final Clue

It starts with C and ends with K. Think of the handle you turn in a circular motion to generate power or movement.

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Answer

CRANK

This word has dual meanings as both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it refers to an L shaped handle used to transmit rotary motion, commonly found in older machinery. The word can also describe an eccentric or bad tempered person, making it quite versatile in everyday language.

Strategy Tip

Today's word has the common CR consonant blend at the start and the NK ending. Words with these patterns appear frequently in Wordle, so keeping starter words with these letter combinations in mind can help you identify similar answers quickly.