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Wordle Answers for Friday, December 12, 2025 — Puzzle #712

5L: TENOR 8 word lengths Puzzle #712 Published Dec 12, 2025

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5-Letter Answer Wordle Unlimited #712
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TENOR

/tɛnə(ɹ)/ US

noun · 2 meanings

1. A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.

2. A person, instrument or group that performs in the tenor (higher than bass and lower than alto) range.

1. Of or pertaining to the tenor part or range.

"He has a tenor voice."

Medium

Difficulty

3

Avg Guesses

85%

Solve Rate

TENOR

Answer

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Category

This word relates to "A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than a..."

Structure

2 vowels (E, O) · starts with TE · ends in NOR · no repeated letters

Definition Hint

A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto....

Solve Walkthrough — Solved in 3

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

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S
L
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T
E

Found 2 letters in the word but wrong position. Reposition them in your next guess.

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T
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N

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

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T
E
N
O
R

TENOR — solved!

Key Insight

After 0 correct and 4 present letters, the pattern narrowed to just TENOR.

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The 5-letter Wordle answer was TENOR. In Wordle Unlimited, answers ranged from SORE (4L) to DEMONSTRATE (11L).

Was puzzle #712 hard or easy?

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

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