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Today’s Wordle hints

Before we show you today’sWordleanswer, we’ll give you some hints.

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Wordle hint No.

1: Repeats

Today’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters.

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2: Vowels

There is one vowel in today’s Wordle answer.

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3: Rhyme time

Speaking of vowels, today’s Wordle answer rhymes with vowel.

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4: First letter

Today’s Wordle answer begins with the letter S.

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5: Meaning

Today’s Wordle answer can mean to frown in an angry way.

TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER

Today’s Wordle answer is SCOWL.

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle answer, Dec. 16, No.

1276, was BOAST.

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