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How to Say "hints" in Spanish

The Spanish word forhintsis pistasA2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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pistas

nounA2
suggestions for solving a puzzle
A large magnifying glass is held over a tiny, distinct footprint pressed into brown earth, indicating a clue.

Examples

El detective encontró tres pistas importantes en la escena del crimen.

The detective found three important clues at the crime scene.

¿Puedes darnos algunas pistas para adivinar la palabra?

Can you give us some hints to guess the word?

Always Plural, Always Feminine

Remember that 'pistas' is the plural of the feminine noun 'pista'. All words describing it (adjectives) must also be feminine plural, like 'las pistas buenas' (the good clues).

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