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Puzzle #1178 · September 09, 2024

Wordle Answer for September 09, 2024

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Archived September 09, 2024 · Maintained by the WhatIsTodaysWordle editorial team

Quick Facts: Wordle #1178

Puzzle number
#1178
Date
September 09, 2024
Word length
Five letters
First letter
D
Last letter
T
NYT tester difficulty
1.2 out of 6
WordleBot average
3.2 attempts (easy), 3.4 (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 D.

  3. 3. Vowel pattern +

    There are two vowels, in the second and fourth positions.

  4. 4. Word ending +

    It means In bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account..

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 DEBIT. It's a noun that means In bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account.. Example: "A cash sale is recorded as debit on the cash account and as credit on the sales account." Forms: debits.

Repeated Letters

There are no repeated letters.

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