Wordle Hints

Wordle #602

Wordle Hints and Answer for Saturday, February 11, 2023

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 fairly common letters.

Difficulty: Medium
verb

Letter Facts

Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Repeats
No
Letters
Fairly Common

Recommended Starting Words

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Recommended Starting Words

GRUBEBUDGEBUSED

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to technology and problem solving.

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Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

Programmers and software developers use this word frequently when fixing their code.

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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

When your program is not working correctly, you need to do this to find and fix the errors.

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Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with REBUG.

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Final Clue

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Final Clue

Starts with D and ends with G. It means to identify and remove errors from computer software.

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Answer

DEBUG

To debug means to identify and remove errors, or bugs, from computer software or hardware. The term originated in the early days of computing when an actual moth was found causing problems in a computer at Harvard University in 1947. Today the word is used broadly in tech contexts and has even spread to everyday language meaning to fix problems in any system.

Strategy Tip

Today's word contains both common and less common letter combinations. Words with the letter combination BU are not extremely rare, but they might not be in your first guess. Consider using words with varied consonant patterns to eliminate possibilities efficiently.