Puzzle #203 • January 8, 2022

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Wordle Hints

  • Hint 1

    This word contains 1 vowel.

  • Hint 2

    Every letter in this word is unique—no repeats here.

  • Hint 3

    Phonetic hint: this word rhymes with 'LANK'.

CRANK

A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.