Wordle Answer for February 3, 2022
Players who opened Wordle on February 3, 2022 were trying to land on SHARD. We've kept the day's hints around so you can revisit them — or use the archive to settle a debate about a tricky past puzzle.
The answer
SHARD
What shard means
A thin, sharp piece or fragment broken off from something larger, such as glass, pottery, or ice.
Where the word comes from
From Old English *sceard*, meaning a piece broken off, related to the verb *sceran* (to cut or shear). This stems from Proto-Germanic *skardaz*, which also produced German *Scharte* (notch). The root ultimately traces to Proto-Indo-European *sker-*, meaning to cut or separate, the same source behind English "shear" and "share."
Hints for February 3, 2022
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Synonyms of shard
- fragment
- sherd
- splinter
- sliver
- outburst
- flare
- flash
- bite
Used in a sentence
The broken mirror scattered across the floor in sharp pieces, and I carefully swept up each glimmering _____.
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