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Wordle #268

Wordle Hints and Answer for Monday, March 14, 2022

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Today's puzzle is rated Medium difficulty. The answer is a verb, noun with 1 vowel and uses very common letters.

Difficulty: Medium
verb, noun

Letter Facts

Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Repeats
No
Letters
Very Common

Recommended Starting Words

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Recommended Starting Words

STEAMMEATSLEAST

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word connects to either industry or the natural world, specifically water environments.

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Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might hear this word when discussing metalwork in a foundry, or when talking about a small silvery fish that swims in schools.

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Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word begins with the letter S.

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Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

As a verb, it means to extract metal from ore by heating. Think blast furnaces and refining processes.

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Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with DEALT.

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Final Clue

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Final Clue

Starts with S and ends with T. This is also the past tense of a word meaning to perceive an odor.

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Answer

SMELT

SMELT has three distinct meanings: as a noun, it refers to a small silvery fish common in cold waters; as a verb, it means to extract metal from ore through heating; and it also serves as the past tense of the word smell. The word comes from Old English and has Germanic origins related to melting.

Strategy Tip

Words with multiple meanings, like today's answer, can be tricky because your brain might only consider one definition. When stuck, try thinking of words that could be both nouns and verbs, as English has many of these versatile words.