Only one of its five letters is a vowel.
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Wordle Answer Sep 8 #81
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It's a noun — a thing, not an action or a describing word.
One letter appears twice, and those copies sit next to each other.
It begins with P.
It ends with Y.
A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.
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Two letters remain hidden.
PRY
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PARRY
noun
/ˈpæɹi/
A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.
Difficulty 6.3/10
PARRY hides a doubled R, so players who avoid testing repeats often burn a guess on near-neighbors before they commit.
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6.3/10
Wordle DNA
Vocabulary3.5
Letter rarity2.5
Duplicates7.0
Ambiguity6.0
Trap risk4.2
Why?
The main pressure is duplicates (7/10).
Moderate challenge: consecutive repeated letter keeps a few plausible neighbors alive longer than the word's length suggests.
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PARRY hides a doubled R, so players who avoid testing repeats often burn a guess on near-neighbors before they commit.
Letters. R appears twice in a row — the main trap. 1 vowel (A).
Pattern. CVCCC. Starts with P, ends with Y.
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