Wordle Answer for May 9, 2022
The Wordle for May 9, 2022 solved to SHINE. Below are the starting-word hints for every turn count, plus the meaning and origin of the word itself.
The answer
SHINE
What shine means
To emit or reflect light in a bright way, or to make something bright and glossy by polishing it.
Where the word comes from
From Old English *scinan*, meaning to emit light or be bright. This comes from Proto-Germanic *skinan*, which likely descends from an Indo-European root meaning to gleam or glitter. The word has remained relatively stable across Germanic languages—German *scheinen* and Dutch *schijnen* show the same root. By the medieval period, "shine" also developed the figurative sense of to be brilliant or excel, which persists today.
Hints for May 9, 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 shine
- strike
- gleam
- glint
- beam
- glow
- fall
- reflect
- smooth
Used in a sentence
The sun will _____ brightly through the windows tomorrow afternoon.
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