Wordle #678

Wordle Hints and Answer for Friday, April 28, 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 Hard difficulty, so you may need extra hints! The answer is a preposition or adverb with 2 vowels and uses fairly common letters, including at least one repeated letter.

Difficulty: Hard

preposition or adverb

Letter Facts

Vowels

Consonants

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

CRISPRACEDCHAIR

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to time and how we discuss historical periods or dates.

Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might see this word in museums, history books, or when someone is giving an approximate date or time period.

Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word contains the letter C more than once.

Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

This word is often abbreviated as 'c.' and means approximately or around when referring to dates. For example: 'The artifact was created _____ 1500 BCE.'

Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with BURKA.

Final Clue

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Final Clue

It starts with C and ends with A. This Latin word means 'about' or 'approximately' when discussing dates.

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Answer

CIRCA

CIRCA is a Latin word that has been adopted into English, meaning 'around' or 'approximately' when referring to dates. It is commonly abbreviated as 'c.' and is frequently used in historical contexts when an exact date is unknown, such as 'circa 1850' to indicate something happened around that year.

Strategy Tip

Today's word has a repeated letter, which can be tricky in Wordle. If you get a yellow or green letter, consider whether it might appear twice in the word. Many players forget to test for double letters, but they are more common than you might think.