Wordle Answer for March 10, 2022
The Wordle for March 10, 2022 solved to LAPSE. Below are the starting-word hints for every turn count, plus the meaning and origin of the word itself.
The answer
LAPSE
What lapse means
A temporary failure or break in concentration, memory, or judgment, or the expiration of a right or agreement due to the passage of time or failure to renew it.
Where the word comes from
From Middle English *lapse*, borrowed from Latin *lapsus*, the past participle of *labi*, meaning "to slip" or "to fall." The Latin root carries the sense of a physical slip that evolved into a figurative one—a temporary failure or decline, especially in attention or moral conduct. The word entered English through Old French around the 14th century.
Hints for March 10, 2022
Each row is the starting word our algorithm picks for that turn count, with the tiles Wordle would have shown in response.
Synonyms of lapse
- oversight
- pass
- regress
- retrogress
- reversion
- elapse
- sink
- relapse
Used in a sentence
After forgetting to renew her gym membership, she had a three-month _____ before returning to exercise.
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