Wordle Answer for May 2, 2022
Players who opened Wordle on May 2, 2022 were trying to land on STORY. 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
STORY
What story means
A narrative or account of events, either true or fictional, told or written in a sequence that typically has a beginning, middle, and end.
Where the word comes from
From Old French *estoire*, meaning "narrative" or "account," which came from Latin *historia*, borrowed from Greek *historia* (from *historein*, "to inquire" or "relate"). The Greek root traces to *histōr*, meaning "learned" or "wise man," connected to *idein*, "to see." The sense shifted from eyewitness accounts to any narrative or tale over centuries of use in English.
Hints for May 2, 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 story
- narrative
- level
- chronicle
- report
- account
- recital
- yarn
- tale
Used in a sentence
The newspaper reporter wrote an engaging _____ about the local community center's new expansion plans.
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