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Puzzle #202 · January 07, 2022

Wordle Answer for January 07, 2022

This page keeps the full hint trail and answer breakdown for puzzle #202 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 January 07, 2022 · Maintained by the WhatIsTodaysWordle editorial team

Quick Facts: Wordle #202

Puzzle number
#202
Date
January 07, 2022
Word length
Five letters
First letter
S
Last letter
P
NYT tester difficulty
2.8 out of 6
WordleBot average
3.7 attempts (easy), 4.0 (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 verb.

  2. 2. Starting letter +

    It begins with S.

  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 To collapse heavily or helplessly..

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 SLUMP. It's a verb that means To collapse heavily or helplessly.. Example: "Exhausted, he slumped down onto the sofa." Synonyms: plump. Forms: slumps, slumping, slumped.

Repeated Letters

There are no repeated letters.

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