Only one of its five letters is a vowel.
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It's a noun — a thing, not an action or a describing word.
One letter appears twice, but not as a consecutive pair.
It begins with C.
It ends with C.
A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness.
Two letters remain hidden.
CNC
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CYNIC
noun
/ˈsɪnɪk/
A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness.
Difficulty 5.0/10
CYNIC repeats a letter without pairing them consecutively, which is easy to miss after the first green or yellow hits. The familiar -IC ending keeps everyday lookalikes alive.
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Vocabulary3.5
Letter rarity2.9
Duplicates5.5
Ambiguity6.0
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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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CYNIC repeats a letter without pairing them consecutively, which is easy to miss after the first green or yellow hits. The familiar -IC ending keeps everyday lookalikes alive.
Letters. C repeat(s) inside the word. 1 vowel (I). C as a closer is less tested than E, T, S, or Y.
Pattern. CCCVC. Starts with C, ends with C.
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