Sedecordle answers today

The 16 answers to Sedecordle #36 for are: SCION, SALVE, SPASM, GRUMP, LOUSY, NOVEL, HALAL, CHIRP, TAPIR, IDLER, SLAKE, VIOLA, HUFFY, QUAKE, TAINT, BASIS.

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All 16 answers with meanings

  1. SCION – noun: A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.
  2. SALVE – noun: An ointment, cream, or balm with soothing, healing, or calming effects.
  3. SPASM – noun: A violent, excruciating seizure of pain.
  4. GRUMP – noun: A habitually grumpy or complaining person.
  5. LOUSY – adjective: Unwanted and often unpleasant.
  6. NOVEL – adjective: Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
  7. HALAL – adjective: Allowable, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
  8. CHIRP – noun: A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.
  9. TAPIR – noun: An odd-toed ungulate of the genus Tapirus with a long prehensile upper lip.
  10. IDLER – noun: One who idles; one who spends their time in inaction.
  11. SLAKE – verb: To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
  12. VIOLA – noun: Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.
  13. HUFFY – adjective: Angry, annoyed, indignant or irritated.
  14. QUAKE – noun: A trembling or shaking.
  15. TAINT – noun: A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
  16. BASIS – noun: A physical base or foundation.

Meanings: English Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Today's hints and answers

Hints if you're still playing

Each board has three hints. Open the first letter for a small nudge, the number of vowels for a bigger one, and the full word only when you're ready.

Board 1

First letter s
Vowels 2
Word scion

Board 2

First letter s
Vowels 2
Word salve

Board 3

First letter s
Vowels 1
Word spasm

Board 4

First letter g
Vowels 1
Word grump

Board 5

First letter l
Vowels 3
Word lousy

Board 6

First letter n
Vowels 2
Word novel

Board 7

First letter h
Vowels 2
Word halal

Board 8

First letter c
Vowels 1
Word chirp

Board 9

First letter t
Vowels 2
Word tapir

Board 10

First letter i
Vowels 2
Word idler

Board 11

First letter s
Vowels 2
Word slake

Board 12

First letter v
Vowels 3
Word viola

Board 13

First letter h
Vowels 2
Word huffy

Board 14

First letter q
Vowels 3
Word quake

Board 15

First letter t
Vowels 2
Word taint

Board 16

First letter b
Vowels 2
Word basis

Sedec-order

The same day in Sedec-order, where the boards open one at a time, has its own sixteen words:

  1. ROWDY
  2. ZILCH
  3. SLOSH
  4. ARENA
  5. TROVE
  6. SONAR
  7. HOGAN
  8. TENTH
  9. WREAK
  10. BAIRN
  11. BLOND
  12. SNAIL
  13. CLAIM
  14. STEEP
  15. AGILE
  16. MELON

Savior

Savior starts with four guesses already on the boards, and none of them is an answer. Starting words already played: RINSE, TINGE, THIRD, BOUND

  1. HAVOC
  2. HOGAN
  3. GIVER
  4. LOCAL
  5. LLANO
  6. LEASE
  7. RAYON
  8. CHAIR
  9. ALERT
  10. OPIUM
  11. TWICE
  12. STENT
  13. CATCH
  14. NATCH
  15. DAIRY
  16. ROMAN

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