It contains two vowels.
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It's a verb — an action or state, not a thing or describing word.
No letter repeats, and the pattern is uncommon in casual speech.
It begins with Y.
It ends with N.
To long, have a strong desire (for something).
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YAN
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YEARN
verb
/jɜːn/
To long, have a strong desire (for something).
Difficulty 3.8/10
YEARN has no repeats, so once a few letters land, several similar five-letter neighbors can still look equally plausible.
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3.8/10
Wordle DNA
Vocabulary3.5
Letter rarity2.1
Duplicates1.0
Ambiguity4.0
Familiar feel with a balanced letter pattern; most solvers should land it without burning many guesses.
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YEARN has no repeats, so once a few letters land, several similar five-letter neighbors can still look equally plausible.
Letters. No repeated letters. 2 vowels (E, A). N as a closer is less tested than E, T, S, or Y.
Pattern. CVVCC. Starts with Y, ends with N.
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