Sedecordle Wordle

Sedecordle answers for (#20)

The 16 answers to Sedecordle #20 for are: TEASE, JIFFY, LEMON, MOWED, CABIN, RIVEN, FRISK, BUGLE, BICEP, SWARM, YIKES, PIOUS, WIGHT, SCALY, MATZO, ALLAY.

All 16 answers with meanings

  1. TEASE – verb: To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material).
  2. JIFFY – noun: A very short, unspecified length of time.
  3. LEMON – noun: A yellowish citrus fruit.
  4. MOWED – verb: simple past and past participle of mow
  5. CABIN – noun: A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional…
  6. RIVEN – verb: past participle of rive
  7. FRISK – adjective: Lively; brisk.
  8. BUGLE – noun: A horn used by hunters.
  9. BICEP – noun: A biceps.
  10. SWARM – noun: A large number of insects or other bugs (e.g. centipedes), especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.
  11. YIKES – interjection: Expression of shock and alarm.
  12. PIOUS – adjective: Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing.
  13. WIGHT – noun: A living creature, especially a human being.
  14. SCALY – adjective: Covered or abounding with scales.
  15. MATZO – noun: Thin, unleavened bread in Jewish cuisine.
  16. ALLAY – verb: To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.

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 t
Vowels 3
Word tease

Board 2

First letter j
Vowels 2
Word jiffy

Board 3

First letter l
Vowels 2
Word lemon

Board 4

First letter m
Vowels 2
Word mowed

Board 5

First letter c
Vowels 2
Word cabin

Board 6

First letter r
Vowels 2
Word riven

Board 7

First letter f
Vowels 1
Word frisk

Board 8

First letter b
Vowels 2
Word bugle

Board 9

First letter b
Vowels 2
Word bicep

Board 10

First letter s
Vowels 1
Word swarm

Board 11

First letter y
Vowels 3
Word yikes

Board 12

First letter p
Vowels 3
Word pious

Board 13

First letter w
Vowels 1
Word wight

Board 14

First letter s
Vowels 2
Word scaly

Board 15

First letter m
Vowels 2
Word matzo

Board 16

First letter a
Vowels 3
Word allay

About today's words

  • Words with a repeated letter: 3
  • Most common letter: I (in 8 words)
  • Most common first letter: B (2 words)

How puzzle #20 plays

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

  • Best first guess for these boards: AISLE (colored tiles on the first row: 31 of 80).
  • Boards with a single possible word left after the suggested starting words AROSE, UNLIT, DUCHY, GIMPY: 12 of 16.
  • Hardest board: #13 WIGHT (possible words still left: 4).
  • Look-alike traps, one letter away: WIGHT (BIGHT, EIGHT, FIGHT +6); RIVEN (GIVEN, LIVEN, RAVEN +4); TEASE (CEASE, LEASE, TENSE +1).
  • Letters that appear in none of the 16 words: Q X.
  • Harder than 58% of the 19 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. STALK
  2. EMERY
  3. LOCUM
  4. FUNNY
  5. TRIES
  6. GENRE
  7. JOUST
  8. EQUIP
  9. MIMIC
  10. DOZEN
  11. SERUM
  12. AMINO
  13. EAGLE
  14. GLITZ
  15. POKEY
  16. CRISP

Savior

Savior starts with four guesses already on the boards, and none of them is an answer. Starting words already played: SHARP, CLOAK, COVEY, WAGON

  1. GLIDE
  2. ICING
  3. SWISH
  4. MOWER
  5. YEARN
  6. STAVE
  7. SHORT
  8. DEFER
  9. BELAY
  10. CURIA
  11. WACKY
  12. ENACT
  13. CONDO
  14. TOUGH
  15. POPPY
  16. TANGO

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