Only one of its five letters is a vowel.
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Wordle Answer May 16 #1062
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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.
A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
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Two letters remain hidden.
SAL
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STALL
noun
/stɔːl/
A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
Similar: boose
Difficulty 3.7/10
STALL hides a doubled L, so players who avoid testing repeats often burn a guess on near-neighbors before they commit.
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3.7/10
Wordle DNA
Vocabulary3.5
Letter rarity1.9
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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STALL 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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