It’s Friday, May 30th, 2025. I’m back, and it’s time for our special end-of-week Wordle session. If you’re new here, Fridays are a bit different. We raise the stakes by doing two things:
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Hard Mode: ON – No evaluation words. We play it straight and tough.
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Suboptimal Starting Word – We don’t make it easy on ourselves.
Today’s randomly challenging starter comes from viewer Boombox PT, who referenced a past puzzle that leaped from “aback” to “gland.” That journey inspired today’s opening word:.
General Hints:
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Today’s word has 5 letters, and ends with M.
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There are three vowels.
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The word contains repeating letters.
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It’s commonly used in language, literature, and everyday speech..
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Example-Based Hints:
Often used in conversation and writing
You’ll hear people say things like “It’s raining cats and dogs” or “bite the bullet”—those are examples of this word.
Taught in English classes
Teachers explain that this word refers to phrases whose meanings can’t be understood just by looking at the individual words.
Popular in translation discussions
Translators often struggle with this, because it doesn’t translate literally—it has cultural or figurative meaning.
Seen in books and movies
Characters may use this kind of expression to show emotion, humor, or sarcasm. It adds color to their dialogue.
Used in exams and quizzes
Students are often asked to identify this kind of expression and explain what it means, especially in language tests.
Common in dictionaries and phrasebooks
There are entire sections dedicated to these expressions, helping learners understand figurative language.
Spoiler Warning!
If you haven’t played today’s Wordle yet, pause here. Otherwise, let’s solve it together.
Let’s Solve the Puzzle
QUEST
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Well… nothing. But hey, that’s how Fearless Fridays go! We intentionally start with quirky or hard words. Let’s regroup.
Second Guess: GROAN
We get a fresh look at two more vowels (A, O) and new consonants (G, R, N).
GROAN
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There we go! We’ve got an O in the puzzle, but it’s not in position 3. No other hits yet. Time to explore possible O placements.
I started wondering about unusual word patterns: maybe a double O somewhere? Perhaps something like “robot”? But we’ve already ruled out R and T. That line of thought seems like a dead end.
Instead, I considered whether it could be an O-L-Y ending—words like folly, jolly, molly, etc. That could lead to a trap on hard mode since testing variants would be risky with limited guesses.
Still, I decided to test the theory.
Third Guess: FOLLY
FOLLY
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Yikes—still nothing! The O is still out of position and there’s no Y. Back to square one.
Now it’s getting tricky. That O still refuses to land. We haven’t tried I yet, have we? Wait—yes, we have! But where could it be?
Maybe the O is at the end? Something like hippo or kiddo? Could we be working with double letters again?
I went with my gut.
Fourth Guess: HIPPO
HIPPO
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Oh wow. Nothing again, except the O is still not in the right place, and the I is also yellow—just not in this position. This is turning into quite the mind-bender.
Time to visualize. Where can the O go? We've ruled out positions 2, 3, and 5. So maybe the O goes in position 4. And where does the I go?
How about a structure like:
_ _ I O _
One idea that clicked: IDIOM. It fits. It uses the I and the O, spreads them differently, and introduces some smart consonants.
Fifth Guess: IDIOM
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YES! We solved it – IDIOM is the answer!
After cruising through puzzles earlier this week, I had a feeling today would bring the heat. Between QUASH yesterday and IDIOM today, Wordle’s not pulling any punches.
Thanks so much for reading and solving with me!
And tomorrow? We’re kicking things off with the word MAGIC. See you then for another Wordle adventure.
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