It contains two vowels.
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Wordle Answer Aug 11 #1879
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It's a noun — a thing, not an action or a describing word.
One letter appears twice, but not as a consecutive pair.
It begins with F.
It ends with E.
Think of the barrier around a yard — or the sport of fighting with foils and sabers.
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FNE
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FENCE
noun
/fɛns/
A barrier enclosing an area, typically of posts and wire or boards; also, to fight with swords.
Similar: barrier, rail, enclosure, duel
Origin: Shortened from defence; related to defend.
Difficulty 7.4/10
FENCE shares structure with HENCE, PENCE, and FORCE once E and N appear. Everyday vocabulary helps, but the doubled E positions and soft C invite mis-slots.
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7.4/10
Wordle DNA
Vocabulary3.5
Letter rarity2.3
Duplicates5.5
Ambiguity6.0
Trap risk3.0
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The main pressure is ambiguity (6/10).
Familiar feel with a repeated letter; most solvers should land it without burning many guesses.
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FENCE shares structure with HENCE, PENCE, and FORCE once E and N appear. Everyday vocabulary helps, but the doubled E positions and soft C invite mis-slots.
Letters. E appears twice, not consecutively. Two vowel slots filled by E. Soft C before E.
Pattern. CVCCV. Starts with F, ends with E.
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