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Word game lovers have Wordle to look forward to, especially once they’ve gotten the hang of its mechanics. At its core, players simply need to solve a five-letter word within six tries, with each day being a new word puzzle. Seems simple enough, right? However, certain Wordle challenges like today’s game can be rather perplexing for players - sometimes to the point of players wasting their guesses solving a tricky puzzle.
Thankfully, Wordle puzzles like this one shouldn’t be impossible to solve once players know how to approach them. The tips below may be able to help players solve this puzzle more efficiently.
What It Means
The meaning of a word challenge can help players identify the Wordle puzzle of the day much faster. After all, knowing the word’s definition can lead to insightful context clues that may help players deduce the word being asked for that day. This word may pertain to something being ill-mannered or impolite, as well as a taboo subject. Likewise, the word may also describe something that is startling, hearty, vigorous, or even roughly made.
Technical Clues
Perhaps it’s identifying the technical components associated with a Wordle puzzle that can help players solve it more efficiently. After all, knowing how to associate the word’s meaning with the rest of its components can lead players back to the root term being asked of them. Here are some technical components players may want to consider:
- The word has two syllables
- There are two letters that are the same
- The word is primarily an adjective used to describe someone or a situation
Suggestions For Starting Words
Another approach players could consider when solving this challenge has to do with the game itself: finding ideal starting words. While this may not give away the answer, knowing which words to begin their puzzle can help players identify exactly the kind of numbers they should work with to get to the root of the puzzle. As such, players may consider using these starting words to begin their solving process so they can get access to the correct letters and reveal the rest of the puzzle:
- WORLD
- ADIEU
5-Letter Words Starting With RU
A final hint from closely-associated words can help players solve this Wordle puzzle more efficiently. These words and their general patterns can give players more meaningful clues to get to the Wordle solution without wasting their guesses. In the case of this puzzle, this Wordle challenge begins with RU-, of which there are 65 five-letter words that fit this setup. Here are those words, including the answer to the challenge:
- RUBBY
- RUBES
- RUBLE
- RUCKS
- RUDDY
- RUDER
- RUGAE
- RUGAL
- RUGBY
- RULER
- RUMBA
- RUMOR
- RUNES
- RUPEE
- RURAL
- RUSTS
- RUTTY
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