The answer to Wordle #587 was

WORRY

WORRY: To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.

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Letter difficulty: Hard

Why it may be tricky: a repeated letter, uncommon letters, only one vowel.

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In a replay of past puzzles, Wordle #587 scores 94/100 for solver difficulty (hard for the solver).

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3 Words in the _ORRY family
4 Guesses in the solver replay

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One route our solver takes from its usual opening word to WORRY.

The solver reaches the answer in 4 guesses.

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What was the Wordle answer for January 27, 2023?
The Wordle answer for January 27, 2023 (puzzle #587) was WORRY.
What does WORRY mean?
WORRY: To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
Why was Wordle #587 tricky?
WORRY is rated hard for letter difficulty. Why it may be tricky: a repeated letter, uncommon letters, only one vowel.

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