Wordle #1554 Hints and Answer – September 20th

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*‍ Today’s Date: September 18th/19th,2025⁣ (The article refers to Friday,September 19th)
* Wordle Number: 1553
* Wordle Bot’s Starting ‍Word: SLATE
* Author’s Starting Word: BEARD
* Hint: “No,you go ahead.”
* Clue: The word has⁣ a double letter.
* Answer: DEFER

The author ⁢got lucky⁤ with their guess of DEFER!