Wordle Hints

Wordle #537

Wordle Hints and Answer for Thursday, December 8, 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 verb with 2 vowels and uses very common letters.

Difficulty: Medium
verb

Letter Facts

Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Repeats
No
Letters
Very Common

Recommended Starting Words

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

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Recommended Starting Words

RAISEFIENDREFIT

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to thinking and reasoning. It describes a mental process we use every day.

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Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might use this skill when reading between the lines of a text, or when a detective pieces together clues at a crime scene.

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Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word begins with the letter I.

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Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

A near synonym would be deduce or conclude. You do this when you draw a conclusion based on evidence rather than direct observation.

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Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with PREFER.

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Final Clue

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Final Clue

The word starts with I and ends with R. Fill in the blank: From her nervous tone, I could easily blank that something was wrong.

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Answer

INFER

Today's word means to deduce or conclude information from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements. It comes from the Latin word 'inferre' meaning to bring in or carry. In everyday usage, we infer meaning from context clues, body language, or incomplete information all the time.

Strategy Tip

Today's puzzle contains two vowels spread nicely through the word. If you are stuck, try a starting word with common vowel combinations to help map out the vowel positions early in your solving process.