It contains two vowels.
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It's a verb — an action or state, not a thing or describing word.
No letter repeats, and the pattern is uncommon in casual speech.
It begins with I.
It ends with L.
To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.
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IPL
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IMPEL
verb
/ɪmˈpɛl/
To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.
Difficulty 3.9/10
IMPEL has no repeats, so once a few letters land, several similar five-letter neighbors can still look equally plausible.
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3.9/10
Wordle DNA
Vocabulary3.5
Letter rarity2.4
Duplicates1.0
Ambiguity4.0
Familiar feel with a balanced letter pattern; most solvers should land it without burning many guesses.
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IMPEL 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 (I, E). L as a closer is less tested than E, T, S, or Y.
Pattern. VCCVC. Starts with I, ends with L.
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