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Wordle #72

Wordle Hints and Answer for Monday, August 30, 2021

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Today's puzzle is rated Medium difficulty. The answer is a verb, noun with 1 vowel and uses fairly common letters.

Difficulty: Medium
verb, noun

Letter Facts

Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Repeats
No
Letters
Fairly Common

Recommended Starting Words

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Recommended Starting Words

ARISESLURPTWIRL

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word describes a type of motion or movement pattern.

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Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might see this happen when you stir cream into your coffee, or watch water going down a drain.

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Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word ends with the letter L.

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Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

Think of a spinning, circular motion. The soft serve ice cream machine creates this pattern.

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Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with GIRL.

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Final Clue

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Final Clue

It starts with S and ends with L. When you twirl something in a spiral pattern, you do this.

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Answer

SWIRL

This word describes a circular or spiral motion, often used to describe how liquids mix together or how patterns twist around a central point. It can function as both a noun and a verb. The word has Germanic origins and is related to words meaning to whirl or eddy.

Strategy Tip

Today's word has a common consonant cluster at the beginning. When you find two consonants that often appear together, try them in sequence rather than separated. Letter combinations like SW, TR, and SL appear frequently in English words.