THERE

Meaning

That place.

• adverb(location) In a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) at some distance from the speaker (compare here).
• pronounUsed as an expletive subject of be in its sense of “exist”, with the semantic, usually indefinite subject being postponed or (occasionally) implied.
• interjectionUsed to offer encouragement or sympathy.

THERE as a word-puzzle answer

THERE is a 5-letter word with 2 vowels (E, E) and 3 consonants (T, H, R). It repeats 1 letter, which is a classic trap — guessers who assume five distinct letters get stuck.

It leans on high-frequency letters (T, E, R), so a strong vowel-and-common-consonant opener tends to light up quickly. There are no rare letters here, so it is a fair, mid-difficulty answer for the daily Classic puzzle.

THERE by the numbers

Across the 1,734 curated answers in the Wordocious bank, E appears in 50% of answers (the 1st most common letter), R appears in 37% of answers (the 3rd most common letter), T appears in 30% of answers (the 4th most common letter). 17 other answers share the opening “TH-”, so two green tiles up front still leave real guessing to do.

Difficulty: 3/5 — moderate, because the repeated letter hides one position.

Near misses

One letter away in the answer bank: THESE, WHERE, THEME. Each of these turns four tiles green against THERE — the classic endgame squeeze where spending a guess on the differing letter beats burning attempts on hope.

Same letters, different order: THREE, ETHER — yellow-heavy boards can be hiding one of these anagrams instead.

Put it to use

Words like THERE are exactly what the daily puzzles throw at you. Warm up in Practice, race the clock in the Daily Challenge, or study the best starting words before your next run. New to the multi-board modes? The mode guides cover all nine.