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Updated June 2026
a flexible twig, especially of willow, used for binding
“He tied the bundle of sticks together with a widdy”
wid·dy
"Widdy" repeats a letter (4 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 1 vowel balance the consonants.
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