Wordle Hints

Wordle #218

Wordle Hints and Answer for Sunday, January 23, 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 Hard difficulty, so you may need extra hints! The answer is a verb, noun with 1 vowel and uses fairly common letters.

Difficulty: Hard
verb, noun

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

CRISPPRIMEMARCH

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to actions you might do with your hands, often involving manipulation or shaping something.

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Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might encounter this word in crafting, hairstyling, or when working with metal and wires.

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Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word starts with the letter C.

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Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

Think of what you do to make something wavy or ridged by pressing or pinching it together.

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Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with SHRIMP.

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Final Clue

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Final Clue

It starts with C and ends with P. When you fold or press something to create ridges or waves, you do this to it.

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Answer

CRIMP

CRIMP means to compress or pinch something into small folds or ridges, or to curl or wave hair using heat or pressure. The word likely comes from Old English or Dutch origins related to curling or shrinking. It is commonly used in contexts like crimping pie crusts, crimping hair, or crimping electrical connectors.

Strategy Tip

Today's word has a consonant cluster at the beginning, which can be tricky. When you have eliminated common vowel patterns, try words with consonant blends like CR, TR, or PR to quickly narrow down possibilities.