Only one of its five letters is a vowel.
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Wordle Answer Jan 14 #209
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It's an adjective — a describing word, not an action or a thing.
No letter repeats, and the pattern is uncommon in casual speech.
It begins with T.
It ends with Y.
Having a sharp, pungent flavor.
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TNY
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TANGY
adjective
/ˈtæŋiː/
Having a sharp, pungent flavor
Difficulty 4.4/10
TANGY has no repeats, so once a few letters land, several similar five-letter neighbors can still look equally plausible.
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4.4/10
Wordle DNA
Vocabulary3.5
Letter rarity2.8
Duplicates1.0
Ambiguity5.5
Familiar feel with a balanced letter pattern; most solvers should land it without burning many guesses.
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TANGY has no repeats, so once a few letters land, several similar five-letter neighbors can still look equally plausible.
Letters. No repeated letters. 1 vowel (A).
Pattern. CVCCC. Starts with T, ends with Y.
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