Wordle #377

Wordle Hints and Answer for Friday, July 1, 2022

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

Difficulty: Medium

noun, adjective

Letter Facts

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Very Common

Recommended Starting Words

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Recommended Starting Words

POINTTRAINOPTIC

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to patterns, colors, or markings you might see on something living.

Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

Think about animals, particularly those you might find on a ranch or farm.

Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word begins with the letter P.

Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

This word can describe a horse with distinctive spotted coloring, or a type of bean used in Southwestern cuisine.

Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with VETO if you add an extra syllable, but more precisely it sounds like it ends with INTO.

Final Clue

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Final Clue

Starts with P and ends with O. Cowboys often ride this spotted breed of horse.

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Answer

PINTO

PINTO comes from the Spanish word meaning painted or spotted. It most commonly refers to a horse with large patches of white and another color, typically brown or black. The word is also well known from pinto beans, a staple of Mexican and Southwestern American cooking, named for their speckled appearance.

Strategy Tip

Words borrowed from Spanish often end in O or A. If you suspect a loan word, try ending patterns like TO or RO to help narrow down your options.