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Wordle #536

Wordle Hints and Answer for Wednesday, December 7, 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 Hard difficulty, so you may need extra hints! The answer is a verb, noun with 2 vowels and uses fairly common letters.

Difficulty: Hard
verb, noun

Letter Facts

Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Repeats
No
Letters
Fairly Common

Recommended Starting Words

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Recommended Starting Words

SCOUTTOURSSOUTH

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to historical competition or combat.

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Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might see this activity at a Renaissance fair or in a movie about knights.

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Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word begins with the letter J.

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Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

Knights on horseback would do this while carrying lances.

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Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with OUST.

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Final Clue

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Final Clue

It starts with J and ends with T. Think medieval tournament combat on horseback.

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Answer

JOUST

To joust means to engage in combat on horseback with lances, a popular sport in medieval Europe. The word comes from Old French 'jouster' meaning to fight or tilt. Today it can also be used figuratively to describe any kind of competition or verbal sparring between opponents.

Strategy Tip

Words with the letter J can be tricky since J is relatively uncommon in English. If you have eliminated most common consonants but nothing fits, consider trying words with less frequent letters like J, Q, or X.