It contains two vowels.
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Wordle Answer Jan 6 #201
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It's an adjective — a describing word, not an action or a thing.
One letter appears twice, but not as a consecutive pair.
It begins with B.
It ends with L.
Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable.
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BNL
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BANAL
adjective
/bəˈnæl/
Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
Similar: everyday, prosaic
Difficulty 4.3/10
BANAL repeats a letter without pairing them consecutively, which is easy to miss after the first green or yellow hits.
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4.3/10
Wordle DNA
Vocabulary3.5
Letter rarity2.2
Duplicates5.5
Ambiguity6.0
Why?
The main pressure is ambiguity (6/10).
Familiar feel with a repeated letter; most solvers should land it without burning many guesses.
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BANAL repeats a letter without pairing them consecutively, which is easy to miss after the first green or yellow hits.
Letters. A repeat(s) inside the word. 2 vowels (A, A). L as a closer is less tested than E, T, S, or Y.
Pattern. CVCVC. Starts with B, ends with L.
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