Wordle #699

Wordle Hints and Answer for Friday, May 19, 2023

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Today's puzzle is rated Medium difficulty. The answer is a noun with 2 vowels and uses fairly common letters.

Difficulty: Medium

noun

Letter Facts

Vowels

Consonants

Repeats

Letters

Fairly Common

Recommended Starting Words

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Recommended Starting Words

GRIMEFIREDREIGN

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to emotions and the human experience of difficult times.

Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might hear this word at funerals, in therapy sessions, or when someone experiences a significant loss.

Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word starts with the letter G.

Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

This is a near synonym for sorrow or deep sadness, often associated with mourning.

Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with BRIEF.

Final Clue

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Final Clue

It starts with G and ends with F. Think of the five stages that include denial, anger, and acceptance.

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Answer

GRIEF

This word describes intense sorrow, especially caused by the death of a loved one or other significant loss. It comes from the Old French word 'grever' meaning to burden or cause harm. The concept is central to psychology, where the five stages of this emotion were famously outlined by Elisabeth Kubler Ross.

Strategy Tip

Today's word contains the IE vowel combination, which is fairly common in English. When you confirm both I and E are in a word, try positions where they appear together since pairs like IE, EI, and EA are frequent in five letter words.