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Wordle Answers for Tuesday, May 7, 2024 — Puzzle #128

5L: CANDY 8 word lengths Puzzle #128 Published May 7, 2024

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

5-Letter Answer Wordle Unlimited #128
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CANDY

/ˈkændi/ US

noun · 2 meanings

1. Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.

2. A piece of confectionery of this kind.

1. To cook in, or coat with, sugar syrup.

2. To have sugar crystals form in or on.

"Fruits preserved in sugar candy after a time."

Medium

Difficulty

3

Avg Guesses

85%

Solve Rate

CANDY

Answer

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Category

This word relates to "Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or som..."

Structure

1 vowel (A) · starts with CA · ends in NDY · no repeated letters

Definition Hint

Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sw...

Solve Walkthrough — Solved in 3

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

1
S
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Found 1 letter in the word but wrong position. Reposition it in your next guess.

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F
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C
Y

Very close! Focus on the remaining unknown positions.

3
C
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CANDY — solved!

Key Insight

After 3 correct and 1 present letters, the pattern narrowed to just CANDY.

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The 5-letter Wordle answer was CANDY. In Wordle Unlimited, answers ranged from GULL (4L) to PARTNERSHIP (11L).

Was puzzle #128 hard or easy?

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

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