what is today's wordle.com

Archive / February 28, 2022

Puzzle #254 · February 28, 2022

Wordle Answer for February 28, 2022

This page keeps the full hint trail and answer breakdown for puzzle #254 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 February 28, 2022 · Maintained by the WhatIsTodaysWordle editorial team

Quick Facts: Wordle #254

Puzzle number
#254
Date
February 28, 2022
Word length
Five letters
First letter
C
Last letter
E
NYT tester difficulty
1.8 out of 6
WordleBot average
3.4 attempts (easy), 3.6 (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 C.

  3. 3. Vowel pattern +

    There are two vowels, in the third and fifth positions.

  4. 4. Word ending +

    It means To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe ..

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 CHOKE. It's a verb that means To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe .. Example: "Ever since he choked on a bone, he has refused to eat fish." Forms: chokes, choking, choked.

Repeated Letters

There are no repeated letters.

More From This Week

PuzzleAnswer
#253CHANT
#252SPILL
#251VIVID
#250BLOKE
#249TROVE

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