It contains two vowels.
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It's an adjective — a describing word, not an action or a thing.
No letter repeats, and the pattern is uncommon in casual speech.
It begins with P.
It ends with L.
Think of laws, courts, and punishments — relating to criminal penalties rather than a soft slap on the wrist.
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PENAL
adjective
/ˈpiːnəl/
Relating to punishment under the law, especially criminal penalties.
Similar: punitive, disciplinary, corrective
Origin: From Latin poenalis, from poena (“punishment”).
Difficulty 5.9/10
PENAL looks like a clipped form of penalty, so players bounce among PENNY, PANEL, and PEDAL once P and E land. The legal-adjective sense is less automatic than the noun it echoes.
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Wordle DNA
Vocabulary3.5
Letter rarity2.0
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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PENAL looks like a clipped form of penalty, so players bounce among PENNY, PANEL, and PEDAL once P and E land. The legal-adjective sense is less automatic than the noun it echoes.
Letters. No repeated letters. Two vowels (E, A). Ends with L, which invites PANEL / PEDAL swaps.
Pattern. CVCVC. Starts with P, ends with L.
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