It contains two vowels.
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Wordle Answer Apr 8 #293
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It's a noun — a thing, not an action or a describing word.
No letter repeats, and the pattern is uncommon in casual speech.
It begins with S.
It ends with E.
A minor fright.
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SAE
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SCARE
noun
/skɛə/
A minor fright.
Difficulty 3.2/10
SCARE has no repeats, so once a few letters land, several similar five-letter neighbors can still look equally plausible.
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3.2/10
Wordle DNA
Vocabulary3.5
Letter rarity1.8
Duplicates1.0
Ambiguity5.5
Trap risk5.3
Familiar feel with a balanced letter pattern; most solvers should land it without burning many guesses.
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SCARE 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 (A, E).
Pattern. CCVCV. Starts with S, ends with E.
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