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Puzzle #543 · December 14, 2022

Wordle Answer for December 14, 2022

This page keeps the full hint trail and answer breakdown for puzzle #543 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 December 14, 2022 · Maintained by the WhatIsTodaysWordle editorial team

Quick Facts: Wordle #543

Puzzle number
#543
Date
December 14, 2022
Word length
Five letters
First letter
U
Last letter
L
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 adjective.

  2. 2. Starting letter +

    It begins with U.

  3. 3. Vowel pattern +

    There are 3 vowels in the word.

  4. 4. Word ending +

    It means Most commonly occurring; typical..

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 USUAL. It's a adjective that means Most commonly occurring; typical.. Example: "The preference of a boy to a girl is a usual occurrence in some parts of China." Synonyms: conventional, unstrange, consistent. Antonyms: abnormal, atypical, unusual. Forms: more usual, most usual, uzhe.

Repeated Letters

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

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