Words to Help You Win at Wordle: Less Common Five-letter Words for Wordle

Do you want to elevate your Wordle game? Study these harder five-letter words to help you solve challenging puzzles in fewer guesses.
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  1. spate
    a large number or amount or extent
  2. odium
    hate coupled with disgust
  3. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
  4. stint
    supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
  5. augur
    predict from an omen
  6. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  7. assay
    make an effort or attempt
  8. pique
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  9. berth
    a place where a sailing vessel can be secured
  10. canon
    a set group of works thought to be representative of a field
  11. prate
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
  12. plumb
    completely
  13. taper
    diminish gradually
  14. blase
    nonchalantly unconcerned
  15. fusty
    stale and unclean smelling
  16. preen
    clean with one's bill
  17. antic
    a playful, attention-getting act done for fun and amusement
  18. beget
    have children
  19. harry
    annoy continually or chronically
  20. clout
    special advantage or influence
Created on Tue Jan 25 16:23:10 EST 2022 (updated Fri Jan 28 11:24:24 EST 2022)

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