Sedecordle Wordle

Sedecordle answers for (#5)

The 16 answers to Sedecordle #5 for are: CHUCK, SUPER, STEIN, RACER, TREAT, FELON, SWAIN, POPPA, WINDY, USURP, BUILD, BILLY, GIVEN, DROLL, PINCH, WIELD.

All 16 answers with meanings

  1. CHUCK – noun: Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
  2. SUPER – adjective: Of excellent quality, superfine.
  3. STEIN – noun: A beer mug, usually made of ceramic or glass.
  4. RACER – noun: Agent noun of race: one that races or is used for racing. A person who participates in…
  5. TREAT – verb: To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain (for or with).
  6. FELON – adjective: Of a person or animal, their actions, thoughts, etc.: brutal, cruel, harsh, heartless; also, evil, wicked.
  7. SWAIN – noun: A young man or boy in service; a servant.
  8. POPPA – noun: father, papa.
  9. WINDY – adjective: Accompanied by wind.
  10. USURP – verb: To seize and hold or use (powers, an office, a coat of arms, a right or copyright, etc) from another, without right (usually by…
  11. BUILD – verb: To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
  12. BILLY – noun: A fellow, companion, comrade, mate; partner, brother.
  13. GIVEN – verb: past participle of give
  14. DROLL – adjective: Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.
  15. PINCH – verb: To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
  16. WIELD – verb: To handle with skill and ease, especially a weapon or tool.

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

Play today's Sedecordle

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 c
Vowels 1
Word chuck

Board 2

First letter s
Vowels 2
Word super

Board 3

First letter s
Vowels 2
Word stein

Board 4

First letter r
Vowels 2
Word racer

Board 5

First letter t
Vowels 2
Word treat

Board 6

First letter f
Vowels 2
Word felon

Board 7

First letter s
Vowels 2
Word swain

Board 8

First letter p
Vowels 2
Word poppa

Board 9

First letter w
Vowels 2
Word windy

Board 10

First letter u
Vowels 2
Word usurp

Board 11

First letter b
Vowels 2
Word build

Board 12

First letter b
Vowels 2
Word billy

Board 13

First letter g
Vowels 2
Word given

Board 14

First letter d
Vowels 1
Word droll

Board 15

First letter p
Vowels 1
Word pinch

Board 16

First letter w
Vowels 2
Word wield

About today's words

  • Words with a repeated letter: 7
  • Most common letter: I (in 8 words)
  • Most common first letter: S (3 words)

How puzzle #5 plays

Figures for this day's 16 words, measured against the 2,779 words that can be answers:

  • Best first guess for these boards: ARISE (colored tiles on the first row: 28 of 80).
  • Boards with a single possible word left after the suggested starting words AROSE, UNLIT, DUCHY, GIMPY: 12 of 16.
  • Hardest board: #12 BILLY (possible words still left: 3).
  • Look-alike traps, one letter away: BILLY (BALLY, BELLY, BULLY +5); CHUCK (CHECK, CHICK, CHOCK +3); PINCH (CINCH, FINCH, PITCH +2).
  • Letters that appear in none of the 16 words: J M Q X Z.
  • Harder than 25% of the 4 earlier puzzles, judged by the words left after the starting guesses.

Sedec-order

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

  1. ICING
  2. CHEEP
  3. BRUSH
  4. CATTY
  5. OWING
  6. KORMA
  7. WORST
  8. SARAN
  9. VENUE
  10. THANE
  11. FLUME
  12. PLAIN
  13. SPIED
  14. FARAD
  15. FABLE
  16. DOTTY

Savior

Savior starts with four guesses already on the boards, and none of them is an answer. Starting words already played: PAGER, THUNK, SMURF, BACON

  1. RASPY
  2. DIVER
  3. JIMMY
  4. BURLY
  5. CLEAN
  6. BRAKE
  7. TRAWL
  8. TAPIR
  9. BASIN
  10. FRUIT
  11. DRAFT
  12. GUPPY
  13. CAROL
  14. WHEAL
  15. CURLY
  16. FACED

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