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Wordle #488

Wordle Hints and Answer for Thursday, October 20, 2022

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Today's puzzle is rated Easy difficulty, so most players find this one straightforward. The answer is a noun with 2 vowels and uses very common letters.

Difficulty: Easy
noun

Letter Facts

Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Repeats
No
Letters
Very Common

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MEDIAMINEDMENDS

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to clothing and fashion materials.

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Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might find this in your closet, especially if you own jeans or jackets.

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Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word starts with the letter D.

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Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

This is a sturdy cotton twill fabric, typically blue in color, that originated in France.

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Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with PHLEGM (though not perfectly, think of the ending sound).

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Final Clue

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Final Clue

Starts with D and ends with M. Levi Strauss made this fabric famous in American workwear.

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Answer

DENIM

This word refers to a durable cotton twill fabric, most commonly associated with blue jeans. The name comes from the French phrase 'serge de Nimes,' referring to the city of Nimes in France where the fabric was originally produced. It became iconic in American culture through workwear and later as a fashion staple worldwide.

Strategy Tip

Today's word contains common letters that appear frequently in English. Starting words that test vowels like E and I alongside common consonants like N and M can help you quickly identify letter positions in fabric and material related words.