Only one of its five letters is a vowel.
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Wordle Answer Jul 29 #770
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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 C.
It ends with Y.
A person or animal with this word hair.
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CRY
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CURLY
noun
/ˈkɜːli/
A person or animal with curly hair.
Difficulty 3.2/10
CURLY has no repeats, so once a few letters land, several similar five-letter neighbors can still look equally plausible. The familiar -LY ending keeps everyday lookalikes alive.
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3.2/10
Wordle DNA
Vocabulary3.5
Letter rarity2.9
Duplicates1.0
Ambiguity7.0
Trap risk3.0
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The main pressure is ambiguity (7/10).
Familiar feel with a balanced letter pattern; most solvers should land it without burning many guesses.
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CURLY has no repeats, so once a few letters land, several similar five-letter neighbors can still look equally plausible. The familiar -LY ending keeps everyday lookalikes alive.
Letters. No repeated letters. 1 vowel (U).
Pattern. CVCCC. Starts with C, ends with Y.
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