Wordle Answer for May 5, 2022
The Wordle for May 5, 2022 solved to HOMER. Below are the starting-word hints for every turn count, plus the meaning and origin of the word itself.
The answer
HOMER
What homer means
A home run in baseball, or a pigeon bred to return to its home after being released at a distant location.
Where the word comes from
From Middle English *hom(e)r*, likely derived from Old English *hām*, meaning "home" or "homestead." The sense of a homer as a unit of dry measure (used for grain) comes from Hebrew *hōmer*, which entered English through biblical translations. The baseball sense—a home run—is American slang from the late 1800s, shortened from "home run" and influenced by the idea of returning home to score.
Hints for May 5, 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 homer
- home run
- homing pigeon
- kor
Used in a sentence
The batter hit a _____ over the left field wall in the bottom of the ninth inning.
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