Wordle #1279, played Thursday, December 19, 2024, has an answer that can describe a pet that has gone missing or is wandering loose. Work through the clues below before revealing it.
Wordle #1279 hints
- The word starts with a consonant.
- It contains one vowel.
- All five letters are different.
- It can describe a domesticated animal that is lost or wandering loose.
Forbes’ Erik Kain offered the compact clue, “Lost, as in pet.” (Forbes, December 18–19, 2024.)
Wordle #1279 answer
Spoiler: the answer is STRAY.
STRAY is the word for an animal that has become lost or wanders around loose. Parade’s December 19, 2024 clue coverage describes that sense, and Xfire and Wordfinder’s archives also list STRAY for puzzle #1279 on that date. (Parade; Xfire; Wordfinder.)
How well is the answer corroborated?
Several contemporaneous puzzle reports and an answer archive agree on the date, puzzle number and solution. These are secondary sources rather than an official New York Times answer record, so the confirmation is corroborated reporting, not a cited official puzzle-specific record.
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