Wordle #973

Wordle Hints and Answer for Saturday, February 17, 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 Hard difficulty, so you may need extra hints! The answer is a noun with 1 vowel and uses fairly common letters.

Difficulty: Hard

noun

Letter Facts

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Fairly Common

Recommended Starting Words

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Recommended Starting Words

STAMPPLASMLAMPS

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to religion, spirituality, or sacred traditions.

Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might encounter this word in a church service or while reading ancient Hebrew texts.

Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word begins with the letter P.

Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

King David is traditionally credited with writing many of these sacred songs and poems.

Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with BALM.

Final Clue

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Final Clue

It starts with P and ends with M. These 150 sacred songs make up a book of the Bible.

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Answer

PSALM

A psalm is a sacred song or hymn, particularly one of the 150 collected in the Book of Psalms in the Bible. The word comes from the Greek 'psalmos' meaning a song sung to a harp. Psalms have been used in Jewish and Christian worship for thousands of years and cover themes of praise, lament, thanksgiving, and wisdom.

Strategy Tip

Today's word features the tricky PS consonant cluster at the beginning, where the P is essentially silent in English pronunciation. When you are stuck, consider that some words have unusual or silent letter combinations that do not sound the way they look.