AIBU to not know today's Wordle answer?

[SweatyBetty1234]

Never heard of the word which is the answer to Wordle today. Anyone else the same?

Heard of it but only had a vague idea of what it meant (I got it though!)

My DP is a tradesman, I was excited to ring him and tell him he would know today's word!
My life is so cool these days

It’s certainly more widely used in the US, but I have heard of it and knew the meaning. Hence getting it in 3

Wordle is definitely using more difficult/obscure words since the NYT takeover, but I like that as it’s more of a challenge now.

how is it pronounced, any decorators i've had pronounce it like it has a ch

I know it and it didn't seem to be an unusual word to me. I've done quite a bit of diy though. I wouldn't have said it was American at all.

I didn't know it either. And I failed.

I got it in 3 but more of a sensible logic guess rather than knowing the word well and using it

I got it in 3, which is rare for me. My second attempt had letters 2-5 all correct, so a bit of luck there, and it was 50/50 that I could have guessed it in 2!

I am familiar with it from reading naval historical fiction by people like Patrick O’Brian and CS Forester. Always knew it would come in useful! Got it in 5.

Just managed to get it 😳

I got it in 3 but I do a lot of DIY and read American DIY advice online.

Decorator here. It's pretty commonly used in the Uk and is not the same thing as sealant

[quote Cap89]@ILoveAllRainbowsx I think everyone else is trying to avoid saying the word in case of spoilers![/quote]
Sorry yes I just realised that.

But I would have thought that the title is quite clear and most people would read the title first.

I didn't realise that the OP hadn't said the word

I did it out of curiosity after reading the thread title, but not the thread, in case of spoilers! I knew the word, as in I’ve heard it and must have seen it written down, because I knew how to spell it, but I didn’t know the meaning till I read this thread afterwards.

I know it and I'm not much of a DIYer, but I do read a lot. Reading is excellent for the vocabulary!

First time I haven't got it, have never heard of that word

Every painter & decorator in the UK knows that word, plenty of DIYers too.

Second time playing it today after seeing a thread on here about it yesterday. Got it in 4 but I also do a fair bit of decorating.

I didn’t get it either.

I knew it because we had to use some very recently, and there's an episode of new girl that has a drawn out gag playing on the word which for some reason I remember really clearly (the reason is I really fancied Nick if I'm being honest)

Still took me 5 goes

Yesterday took me 6 and I got the 'easier' word of the two

@ILoveAllRainbowsx
A. Not cool to actually give the word away when everyone else is talking around it
B. The thing you say we call it in the UK is a completely different product.

I can't believe people haven't heard of this word! I thought it was an easy one compared to recent ones.

I always feel swindled when it’s a more American than British word. It sends me off into completely bizarre territory.
Today I tried kayak, kapok…

@pateu

how is it pronounced, any decorators i've had pronounce it like it has a ch

They may be talking about a completely different thing, then!

@watcherintherye I just googled it, weird 😭

that was meant to be a 😆