It contains two vowels.
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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 D.
It ends with Y.
A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
Two letters remain hidden.
DCY
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DECOY
noun
/ˈdiːkɔɪ/
A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
Difficulty 5.2/10
DECOY has no repeats, so once a few letters land, several similar five-letter neighbors can still look equally plausible.
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5.2/10
Wordle DNA
Vocabulary3.5
Letter rarity2.8
Duplicates1.0
Ambiguity5.5
Trap risk3.0
Familiar feel with a balanced letter pattern; most solvers should land it without burning many guesses.
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DECOY has no repeats, so once a few letters land, several similar five-letter neighbors can still look equally plausible.
Letters. No repeated letters. 2 vowels (E, O).
Pattern. CVCVC. Starts with D, ends with Y.
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