How hard is it?
Difficulty and vowel count — no letters yet.
Today's puzzle is rated Hard (7/10) and the answer contains 1 vowel (A).
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 · Puzzle #221
The clue ladder for January 26, 2022, 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 1 vowel (A).
First letter
The letter the answer starts with.
The answer starts with the letter W.
W····
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 #221 was the puzzle for Wednesday, January 26, 2022. Our letter-pattern rating scores it Hard (7/10): the word holds1 vowel and 4 consonants, starts with W and ends with K. All five letters are unique, so elimination strategies work cleanly on it. The uncommon letter W, K adds to the challenge.
Hard — 7/10 on our letter-pattern rating