Wordle Answers for Tuesday, October 15, 2024 — Puzzle #289
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LEMON
/ˈlɛmən/ UKnoun · 3 meanings
1. A yellowish citrus fruit.
2. A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits.
1. To flavour with lemon.
"You can start the vegetables cooking while you are lemoning the fish."
Medium
Difficulty
3
Avg Guesses
85%
Solve Rate
LEMON
Answer
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Category
This word relates to "A yellowish citrus fruit...."
Structure
2 vowels (E, O) · starts with LE · ends in MON · no repeated letters
Definition Hint
A yellowish citrus fruit....
Solve Walkthrough — Solved in 3
Full analysis →Best opening: slate — tests S, L, A, T, E (all high-frequency)
Found 2 letters in the word but wrong position. Reposition them in your next guess.
4 letters present but misplaced. Try different positions while keeping known correct letters.
LEMON — solved!
Key Insight
After 0 correct and 4 present letters, the pattern narrowed to just LEMON.
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The 5-letter Wordle answer was LEMON. In Wordle Unlimited, answers ranged from ROAM (4L) to INFORMATION (11L).
Was puzzle #289 hard or easy?
Medium. LEMON has moderate letter patterns. Average players solved it in 3 guesses.
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