Wordle #474

Wordle Hints and Answer for Thursday, October 6, 2022

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 Medium difficulty. The answer is a noun with 1 vowel and uses very common letters.

Difficulty: Medium

noun

Letter Facts

Vowels

Consonants

Repeats

Letters

Very Common

Recommended Starting Words

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

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Recommended Starting Words

CLOTHSTONESHOUT

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word is associated with animals and also describes a human behavior or characteristic.

Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might encounter this word in a zoo exhibit featuring creatures from Central or South America, or when describing someone who really does not want to get off the couch.

Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word starts with the letter S.

Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

This is one of the seven deadly sins, and the opposite of this would be diligence or industriousness.

Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with BOTH and GOTH.

Final Clue

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Final Clue

It starts with S and ends with H. Think of the adorable, slow moving mammal that hangs upside down in trees.

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Answer

SLOTH

This word refers to both a slow moving arboreal mammal native to Central and South American rainforests, and the sin of laziness or reluctance to work. The animal was actually named after the sin because early explorers thought they appeared lazy. Sloths can sleep up to 20 hours a day and move so slowly that algae grows on their fur!

Strategy Tip

Today's word has a TH ending, which is fairly common in English. If you are stuck, trying words with common consonant blends like TH, SH, or CH can help you crack the ending pattern quickly.