Wordle Answer for February 14, 2022 — Puzzle #240 Hints and Solution

Quick Facts: Wordle #240

Puzzle number: #240
Date: February 14, 2022
Word length: Five letters
First letter: C
Last letter: C
NYT tester difficulty: 2.6 out of 6
WordleBot average: 3.6 attempts (easy), 3.9 (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. Letter count +

The word has five letters and works as a noun.
2. Starting letter +

It begins with C.
3. Vowel pattern +

There's only one vowel in the whole word, and it's in the fourth position.
4. Word ending +

It means A person whose outlook is scornfully negative..

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 CYNIC. It's a noun that means A person whose outlook is scornfully negative.. Example: ""Accept your limitations," I'd warn her. "A lot of these kids are damaged beyond repair." And you know what her response was? That I was cynical. Which hit a nerve, I had to admit. I wasn't a cynic; I was a banged-up realist. You live to middle age, you begin to reckon with life's limits, you know? You lace up your sneakers and run it out." Forms: cynics, cynick.

Repeated Letters

The letter 'C' is the one that appear more than once.

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