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Wordle #216

Wordle Hints and Answer for Friday, January 21, 2022

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
1
Consonants
4
Repeats
No
Letters
Less Common

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CRISPTRICKPRICE

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to physical sensations, particularly unpleasant ones.

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Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might feel this if you touched something sharp like a thorn or needle.

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Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word starts with the letter P.

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Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

A near synonym would be 'jab' or 'poke' when referring to something sharp.

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Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with STICK.

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Final Clue

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Final Clue

It starts with P and ends with K. Think of what a rose thorn does to your finger.

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Answer

PRICK

This word can function as both a noun and a verb, describing either the act of piercing something lightly with a sharp point, or the sharp point itself. It comes from Old English 'prica' meaning a point or puncture. The word is commonly associated with thorns, needles, and other small sharp objects.

Strategy Tip

Today's word contains a less common letter combination with CK at the end. Words ending in CK are actually fairly frequent in English, so keeping this pattern in mind can help you narrow down possibilities when you see a K appear in your guesses.