The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
Last; ultimate.
Conclusive; decisive.
Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
FINAL is a 5-letter word with 2 vowels (I, A) and 3 consonants (F, N, L). Every letter is distinct, so it rarely punishes a clean opening guess.
It leans on high-frequency letters (I, N, A), 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.
Across the 1,734 curated answers in the Wordocious bank, A appears in 40% of answers (the 2nd most common letter), I appears in 29% of answers (the 6th most common letter), L appears in 26% of answers (the 8th most common letter). 20 other answers share the opening “FI-”, so two purple tiles up front still leave real guessing to do.
Difficulty: 1/5 — very approachable, because its letters are common and no close neighbors compete with it.
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Definitions adapted from Wiktionary via the Free Dictionary API (CC BY-SA). Letter statistics, difficulty ratings, and near-miss analysis are original Wordocious research computed from our curated answer list.
