what is today's wordle.com

Archive / October 12, 2021

Puzzle #115 · October 12, 2021

Wordle Answer for October 12, 2021

This page keeps the full hint trail and answer breakdown for puzzle #115 so you can look it up later. Work through the hints below if you want to solve it yourself first — the answer is revealed further down. For the current puzzle, head to today's Wordle answer instead.

Archived October 12, 2021 · Maintained by the WhatIsTodaysWordle editorial team

Quick Facts: Wordle #115

Puzzle number
#115
Date
October 12, 2021
Word length
Five letters
First letter
T
Last letter
B
NYT tester difficulty
3.2 out of 6
WordleBot average
3.8 attempts (easy), 4.2 (hard)

The Hints, in Order

Each hint below adds one piece of information without giving away the rest — open them one at a time and stop as soon as you've got enough to make a confident guess.

  1. 1. Letter count +

    The word has five letters and works as a noun.

  2. 2. Starting letter +

    It begins with T.

  3. 3. Vowel pattern +

    There's only one vowel in the whole word, and it's in the third position.

  4. 4. Word ending +

    It means The shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose all of the other fingers..

Still stuck after all four? That usually means it's worth re-reading the tiles from your own last guess rather than reaching for a brand new word.

The Answer

The solution is THUMB. It's a noun that means The shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose all of the other fingers.. Synonyms: digit I, pollex, thumby. Forms: thumbs, thum, thume.

Repeated Letters

There are no repeated letters.

More From This Week

PuzzleAnswer
#114HYPER
#113HATCH
#112ALONE
#111MOTOR
#110ABACK

See every puzzle in the Wordle archive, or jump to today's Wordle answer for the current puzzle.