Wordle Answer for May 21, 2022
On May 21, 2022, the daily Wordle puzzle resolved to SCRAP. Here's the full breakdown — hints for each turn count, the definition, and the supporting clues we generated when this puzzle was live.
The answer
SCRAP
What scrap means
Discarded or leftover pieces of material, or to discard something and stop using it.
Where the word comes from
From Middle English *scrappe*, likely from Old Norse *skrapa*, meaning to scratch or scrape. The Old Norse word is related to Proto-Germanic *skrapōn*. The sense of discarded material or a small piece emerged later, as scraps were originally what you got by scraping surfaces clean. The word eventually came to mean any small remnant or fragment, and by extension, waste material fit only for recycling.
Hints for May 21, 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 scrap
- bit
- oddment
- remnant
- discarded
- waste
- end
- junk
- flake
Used in a sentence
The mechanic salvaged usable parts from the old car before sending the rest to the _____ yard.
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