Only one of its five letters is a vowel.
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Wordle Answer Dec 20 #914
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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 L.
Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
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Two letters remain hidden.
SAL
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SMALL
noun
/smoːl/
Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
Difficulty 3.8/10
SMALL hides a doubled L, so players who avoid testing repeats often burn a guess on near-neighbors before they commit.
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3.8/10
Wordle DNA
Vocabulary3.5
Letter rarity2.3
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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SMALL hides a doubled L, so players who avoid testing repeats often burn a guess on near-neighbors before they commit.
Letters. L appears twice in a row — the main trap. 1 vowel (A). L as a closer is less tested than E, T, S, or Y.
Pattern. CCVCC. Starts with S, ends with L.
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