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Repeated letters
No repeat penalty on this board.
FLASH for December 20, 2024, plus a quick letter snapshot and nearby archive links.
The answer to Wordle #1280 on December 20, 2024 was FLASH. FLASH follows the CCVCC pattern and ends in SH.
FLASH
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If your search was "Wordle 12/20/24" or "what was the Wordle answer for December 20, 2024", the answer was FLASH.
FLASH uses five unique letters, so the board is defined more by letter positions than by repeat handling.
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Repeated letters
No repeat penalty on this board.
1 vowel
Vowel load
Visible vowels: A.
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Rare letters
The answer uses common Wordle letters.
CCVCC
Pattern
Consonant-vowel shape for FLASH.
Yes. Wordle #1280 on December 20, 2024 used FLASH as the final answer.
Yes. Puzzle #1280, the date December 20, 2024, and the answer FLASH all point to the same archived record.
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