It contains two vowels.
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Wordle Answer Jan 5 #565
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It's a noun — a thing, not an action or a describing word.
One letter appears twice, and those copies sit next to each other.
It begins with S.
It ends with K.
That which makes smooth.
Two letters remain hidden.
SEK
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SLEEK
noun
/sliːk/
That which makes smooth; varnish.
Difficulty 4.8/10
SLEEK hides a doubled E, so players who avoid testing repeats often burn a guess on near-neighbors before they commit.
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4.8/10
Wordle DNA
Vocabulary3.5
Letter rarity2.4
Duplicates7.0
Ambiguity4.5
Trap risk3.0
Why?
The main pressure is duplicates (7/10).
Familiar feel with a consecutive repeated letter; most solvers should land it without burning many guesses.
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SLEEK hides a doubled E, so players who avoid testing repeats often burn a guess on near-neighbors before they commit.
Letters. E appears twice in a row — the main trap. 2 vowels (E, E). K as a closer is less tested than E, T, S, or Y.
Pattern. CCVVC. Starts with S, ends with K.
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