Only one of its five letters is a vowel.
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Wordle Answer Aug 12 #1880
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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 W.
It ends with Y.
Think of someone lacking strength or courage — soft, timid, and easily pushed around.
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Two letters remain hidden.
WMY
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WIMPY
adjective
/ˈwɪmpi/
Weak, feeble, or lacking courage; ineffectual.
Similar: weak, feeble, spineless, timid
Origin: From the comic-strip character J. Wellington Wimpy; later generalized slang.
Difficulty 6.6/10
WIMPY’s W and Y ends are uncommon together, so solvers wander through WIPED, WISPY, and LIMPY. Informal slang vocabulary can also slow recognition.
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6.6/10
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Vocabulary3.5
Letter rarity3.7
Duplicates1.0
Ambiguity5.5
Familiar feel with a balanced letter pattern; most solvers should land it without burning many guesses.
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WIMPY’s W and Y ends are uncommon together, so solvers wander through WIPED, WISPY, and LIMPY. Informal slang vocabulary can also slow recognition.
Letters. No repeated letters. One A/E/I/O/U vowel (I), plus Y. W and Y are both less common edges.
Pattern. CVCCV. Starts with W, ends with Y.
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