Three of its five letters are vowels.
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Wordle Answer May 12 #1058
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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 O.
It ends with R.
The 4th circle on a target, outside the inner and magpie.
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OUTER
noun
/ˈaʊtə/
The 4th circle on a target, outside the inner and magpie.
Difficulty 3.8/10
OUTER has no repeats, so once a few letters land, several similar five-letter neighbors can still look equally plausible. The familiar -ER ending keeps everyday lookalikes alive.
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3.8/10
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Vocabulary3.5
Letter rarity1.8
Duplicates1.0
Ambiguity6.5
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The main pressure is ambiguity (6.5/10).
Familiar feel with a vowel-heavy shape; most solvers should land it without burning many guesses.
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OUTER has no repeats, so once a few letters land, several similar five-letter neighbors can still look equally plausible. The familiar -ER ending keeps everyday lookalikes alive.
Letters. No repeated letters. 3 vowels (O, U, E). R as a closer is less tested than E, T, S, or Y.
Pattern. VVCVC. Starts with O, ends with R.
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