Wordle Answers for Tuesday, December 31, 2024 — Puzzle #366
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DRUGS
/dɹʌɡz/ USnoun · 3 meanings
1. A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.
"Aspirin is a drug that reduces pain, acts against inflammation and lowers body temperature."
2. A psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such as cocaine.
1. To administer intoxicating drugs to, generally without the recipient's knowledge or consent.
"She suddenly felt strange, and only then realized she'd been drugged."
2. To add intoxicating drugs to with the intention of drugging someone.
"She suddenly felt strange. She realized her drink must have been drugged."
Medium
Difficulty
3
Avg Guesses
85%
Solve Rate
DRUGS
Answer
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Category
This word relates to "A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or ..."
Structure
1 vowel (U) · starts with DR · ends in UGS · no repeated letters
Definition Hint
A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical pr...
Solve Walkthrough — Solved in 3
Full analysis →Best opening: slate — tests S, L, A, T, E (all high-frequency)
Found 1 letter in the word but wrong position. Reposition it in your next guess.
Pattern emerging: 1 confirmed positions, 2 letters to place. Use process of elimination.
DRUGS — solved!
Key Insight
After 1 correct and 2 present letters, the pattern narrowed to just DRUGS.
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The 5-letter Wordle answer was DRUGS. In Wordle Unlimited, answers ranged from ZONE (4L) to PROBABILITY (11L).
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Medium. DRUGS has moderate letter patterns. Average players solved it in 3 guesses.
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