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Wordle #485

Wordle Hints and Answer for Monday, October 17, 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
2
Consonants
3
Repeats
No
Letters
Very Common

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Recommended Starting Words

STAINTINESINSET

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to something you might drink from or use at a festive gathering.

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Getting Warmer

You might see this at a German beer hall or Oktoberfest celebration, though it also appears in literature and can be part of a famous scientist's name.

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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

A large drinking mug, typically made of earthenware or glass, often with a hinged lid and traditionally used for beer.

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Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes withWEEN.

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Final Clue

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Final Clue

Starting with S and ending with N, think of the famous physicist Albert or the spooky holiday character Frank.

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Answer

STEIN

A stein is a traditional beer mug, originally from Germany, typically featuring a hinged lid that was historically added during the plague to keep out flies. The word comes from the German 'Steinzeugkrug' meaning stoneware jug. The term has also become a common suffix in German and Jewish surnames, meaning stone.

Strategy Tip

Today's word contains some very common letters but in a less common arrangement. When you have common letters but cannot find the word, try thinking about words borrowed from other languages, especially German, which has contributed many words to English.