Wordle #326

Wordle Hints and Answer for Wednesday, May 11, 2022

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Today's puzzle is rated Medium difficulty. The answer is a noun with 2 vowels and uses very common letters.

Difficulty: Medium

noun

Letter Facts

Vowels

Consonants

Repeats

Letters

Very Common

Recommended Starting Words

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Recommended Starting Words

CRANECRAFTREACH

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to entertainment, performance, or a type of situation that seems ridiculous or absurd.

Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might use this word to describe a chaotic meeting, a disastrous event, or a certain style of theatrical comedy that involves exaggerated situations.

Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word starts with the letter F.

Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

Think of words like mockery, sham, or absurdity. When something becomes completely ridiculous, you might call the whole thing a total blank.

Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with SPARSE.

Final Clue

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Final Clue

It starts with F and ends with E. This word describes both a comedic play genre and any situation that has become laughably absurd.

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Answer

FARCE

This word comes from the French word meaning to stuff, originally referring to comic interludes stuffed between acts of religious plays in medieval theater. Today it refers both to a specific genre of broad comedy featuring improbable situations and exaggerated characters, and more generally to any absurd or ridiculous situation that seems like a mockery of what it should be.

Strategy Tip

Words ending in CE are fairly common in English. If you have confirmed a C in your puzzle, trying words ending in CE, like TRACE, GRACE, or PLACE can help you quickly narrow down the ending pattern.