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Wordle Answers for Sunday, March 17, 2024 — Puzzle #77

5L: ROCKY 8 word lengths Puzzle #77 Published Mar 17, 2024

Daily answers for all 8 word lengths. Click on any word for detailed analysis.

5-Letter Answer Wordle Unlimited #77
R
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Y

ROCKY

[ˈɹʷɔkiː]

adjective · 1 meaning

1. Unstable; easily rocked.

"The table was rocky, so we put a book under one leg."

2. In the style of rock music.

"His new album is quite rocky."

Medium

Difficulty

3

Avg Guesses

85%

Solve Rate

ROCKY

Answer

Hints (Without Spoilers)

Category

This word relates to "Unstable; easily rocked...."

Structure

1 vowel (O) · starts with RO · ends in CKY · no repeated letters

Definition Hint

Unstable; easily rocked....

Solve Walkthrough — Solved in 3

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Best opening: slate — tests S, L, A, T, E (all high-frequency)

1
S
L
A
T
E

No letters matched. Try a word with completely different letters to eliminate more possibilities.

2
C
H
O
I
R

3 letters present but misplaced. Try different positions while keeping known correct letters.

3
R
O
C
K
Y

ROCKY — solved!

Key Insight

After 0 correct and 3 present letters, the pattern narrowed to just ROCKY.

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The 5-letter Wordle answer was ROCKY. In Wordle Unlimited, answers ranged from MEAD (4L) to IMMEDIATELY (11L).

Was puzzle #77 hard or easy?

Medium. ROCKY has moderate letter patterns. Average players solved it in 3 guesses.

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