Wordle #959

Wordle Hints and Answer for Saturday, February 3, 2024

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 adjective, prefix with 2 vowels and uses fairly common letters.

Difficulty: Medium

adjective, prefix

Letter Facts

Vowels

Consonants

Repeats

Letters

Fairly Common

Recommended Starting Words

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Recommended Starting Words

CRIMPPRIMOMOIST

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to size or scale, specifically on the smaller end of things.

Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might see this word as a prefix in science class or on food labels describing very tiny organisms or very small portions.

Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word starts with the letter M.

Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

This word is the opposite of macro and means extremely small or miniature.

Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with GYRO (the Greek sandwich).

Final Clue

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Final Clue

Starting with M and ending with O, this prefix appears before words like scope, wave, and chip.

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Answer

MICRO

MICRO comes from the Greek word mikros meaning small. It is commonly used as a prefix meaning one millionth in the metric system, as in micrometer, or more generally to mean very small or miniature. The word has become especially common in technology contexts, from microchips to microphones to microscopes.

Strategy Tip

Today's word contains two vowels that are fairly spread out in the word. When you get vowels confirmed, pay attention to their positions since this can help you figure out consonant placements more quickly.