Wordle #224

Wordle Hints and Answer for Saturday, January 29, 2022

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Today's puzzle is rated Easy difficulty, so most players find this one straightforward. The answer is a verb (modal auxiliary) with 2 vowels and uses fairly common letters.

Difficulty: Easy

verb (modal auxiliary)

Letter Facts

Vowels

Consonants

Repeats

Letters

Fairly Common

Recommended Starting Words

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Recommended Starting Words

CLOUDWOULDLOUSY

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to possibility or expressing potential actions.

Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might use this word when talking about what someone was able to do in the past, or when making a polite request.

Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word starts with the letter C.

Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

Fill in the blank: I wish I ___ fly like a bird.

Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with WOULD.

Final Clue

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Final Clue

It starts with C and ends with D. This is the past tense of CAN.

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Answer

COULD

This word is a modal verb used to express past ability, possibility, or to make polite requests. It comes from Old English 'cuthe' and is the past tense of 'can.' Interestingly, the L in this word is silent, which reflects its historical spelling evolution from older forms of English.

Strategy Tip

Modal verbs like today's answer are common in English but can be tricky in Wordle because they often contain silent letters. When you are stuck, consider words with unusual spelling patterns that you use in everyday speech.