Wordle #363

Wordle Hints and Answer for Friday, June 17, 2022

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Today's puzzle is rated Easy difficulty, so most players find this one straightforward. The answer is a verb (past participle), also used as adjective with 1 vowel and uses fairly common letters.

Difficulty: Easy

verb (past participle), also used as adjective

Letter Facts

Vowels

Consonants

Repeats

Letters

Fairly Common

Recommended Starting Words

These words would be helpful first guesses for today's puzzle:

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Recommended Starting Words

BROWNCLOWNOWNER

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to the movement of air or the aftermath of something being disturbed.

Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might use this word to describe what happens to leaves in autumn or what the wind does to someone's hair.

Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word starts with the letter B.

Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

Think of the past tense of what the wind does. Also used in phrases like 'mind was ___' or '___ away.'

Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with SHOWN.

Final Clue

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Final Clue

Starts with B and ends with N. The past participle of what you do to a candle to extinguish it.

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Answer

BLOWN

BLOWN is the past participle of the verb 'blow,' which describes air or wind moving forcefully. The word has many uses, from describing what happens when wind gusts through trees to expressions like 'I was blown away' meaning to be greatly impressed or surprised. It can also describe something that has been destroyed, as in 'the fuse was blown.'

Strategy Tip

Today's word has a common 'OWN' letter pattern at the end. Words ending in this pattern are fairly frequent in English, so when you spot it forming, try running through consonants that could start it: brown, crown, drown, frown, grown, shown, and today's answer all share this ending.