Wordle Answer for November 21, 2022 (#520)
By Today Wordle Editors·Updated November 21, 2022·NYT editor: Tracy Bennett
Looking for the Wordle answer for November 21, 2022? You're in the right place. Below are spoiler-free hints for Wordle #520, the full solution whenever you're ready, the previous day's answer, and a complete archive of past Wordle answers. Today Wordle is updated every day.
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Today's Wordle hints
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1MeaningReveal
A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
2Part of speechReveal
It is a noun.
3VowelsReveal
Today's answer contains 3 vowels.
4Repeated lettersReveal
All five letters are unique.
5First letterReveal
It starts with “A”.
6Last letterReveal
It ends with “M”.
7SynonymsReveal
postulate, axioma
What was the Wordle answer for November 21, 2022?
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The answer to Wordle #520 for November 21, 2022 is:
AXIOM
Word breakdown
- It is 5 letters long.
- It contains 3 vowels.
- All five letters are different.
- It uses the less common letter X.
Wordle #520 answer explained
The answer to the Wordle puzzle (#520) for November 21, 2022 is AXIOM. AXIOM is a five-letter noun meaning a seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved. It contains 3 vowels, starts with the letter A and ends with M, and uses five different letters. It also uses the less common letter X, which can make it trickier to guess. In Wordle you get six guesses to find a hidden five-letter word, with green, yellow and gray tiles showing how close each guess is. Wordle is published daily by The New York Times, and the puzzle number increases by one with each new day. Today Wordle updates the answer every day at midnight US Eastern time using the official New York Times Wordle data. You can also browse every past answer in our archive or use our free Wordle solver to match your green, yellow and gray letters.
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What was the Wordle answer for November 21, 2022?
The answer to the November 21, 2022 Wordle (#520) is AXIOM. Read the full explanation and spoiler-free hints above.
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You have six guesses to find a hidden five-letter word. Green tiles mark a correct letter in the right spot, yellow tiles mark a correct letter in the wrong spot, and gray tiles mark letters that are not in the word.
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