How hard is it?
Difficulty and vowel count — no letters yet.
Today's puzzle is rated Hard (7/10) and the answer contains 2 vowels (I).
Thursday, September 23, 2021 · Puzzle #96
The clue ladder for September 23, 2021, exactly as it ran on the day — work through it, or jump to the last step for the answer.
How hard is it?
Difficulty and vowel count — no letters yet.
Today's puzzle is rated Hard (7/10) and the answer contains 2 vowels (I).
First letter
The letter the answer starts with.
The answer starts with the letter C.
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Last letter
The letter the answer ends with.
Letter pattern
Repeats, rare letters and the shape of the word.
Both ends, filled in
First and last letters in place — the middle is yours.
The answer
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0 of 6 clues revealed — each clue makes the next guess easier, and nothing is spoiled until you ask.
Wordle #96 was the puzzle for Thursday, September 23, 2021. Our letter-pattern rating scores it Hard (7/10): the word holds2 vowels and 3 consonants, starts with C and ends with C. It repeats the letter C, I, a pattern that proved tricky for many players because standard elimination guesses assume five distinct letters. The uncommon letter V adds to the challenge.
Hard — 7/10 on our letter-pattern rating