Wordle #23

Wordle Hints and Answer for Monday, July 12, 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 Easy difficulty, so most players find this one straightforward. The answer is a noun with 1 vowel and uses fairly common letters.

Difficulty: Easy

noun

Letter Facts

Vowels

Consonants

Repeats

Letters

Fairly Common

Recommended Starting Words

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Recommended Starting Words

STARETRICKCURLS

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to food or the outer part of something.

Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might encounter this word when talking about bread, pizza, or even the Earth itself.

Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word begins with the letter C.

Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

This is the hard outer layer of bread that forms when baked. Some people love it, some tear it off!

Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with TRUST.

Final Clue

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Final Clue

Starts with C, ends with T. The part of a pie that holds the filling.

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Answer

CRUST

This word refers to the hard outer layer or covering of something, most commonly used when talking about bread or baked goods. In geology, it also refers to the outermost layer of Earth, the thin rocky shell that we all live on. The word comes from the Latin word 'crusta' meaning rind, shell, or bark.

Strategy Tip

Today's word has a common consonant blend at the beginning. Words starting with CR, ST, or TR are fairly common in English, so having a starting word that tests these combinations can be really helpful for puzzles like this one.