Wordle Hints

Wordle #50

Wordle Hints and Answer for Sunday, August 8, 2021

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 Hard difficulty, so you may need extra hints! The answer is a noun with 2 vowels and uses fairly common letters, including at least one repeated letter.

Difficulty: Hard
noun

Letter Facts

Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Repeats
Yes
Letters
Fairly Common

Recommended Starting Words

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

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Recommended Starting Words

AXIOMMIXERCLAIM

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to wisdom, sayings, or guiding principles that people follow.

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Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might hear this word when someone shares a memorable piece of advice or a motto they live by.

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Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word contains the letter X.

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Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

Think of words like proverb, adage, or motto. This is a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth.

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Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with TAXIM, though that is not a common word. Think of something ending in the same sound as the name of a famous magazine.

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Final Clue

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Final Clue

The word starts with M and ends with M, and contains a repeated letter.

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Answer

MAXIM

A maxim is a short, memorable statement that expresses a general truth or rule of conduct. The word comes from the Latin maxima propositio, meaning greatest premise. Famous examples include Benjamin Franklin's maxims like early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

Strategy Tip

Today's word contains the uncommon letter X and has a repeated letter M. When you are stuck, do not forget that X can appear in the middle of words, not just at the beginning. Also, repeated letters are more common than many players realize, so do not automatically rule them out.