Wordle Answer for July 4, 2022

Players who opened Wordle on July 4, 2022 were trying to land on SEVER. 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

SEVER

What sever means

To cut or break something completely, or to end a relationship or connection abruptly and permanently.

Where the word comes from

From Old French *sevrer*, meaning to separate or distinguish, derived from Latin *separare*, which combines *se-* (apart) and *parare* (to prepare or arrange). The Latin root ultimately traces to Proto-Indo-European *per-*, relating to movement forward or division. The word entered Middle English through Norman French legal and administrative usage.

Hints for July 4, 2022

Each row is the starting word our algorithm picks for that turn count, with the tiles Wordle would have shown in response.

Solve in 2 turnsnever
Solve in 3 turnssheer
Solve in 4 turnsserve
Solve in 5 turnsverse
Solve in 6 turnserevs

Synonyms of sever

  • break up
  • lop
  • detach
  • decouple
  • disband
  • unbundling
  • remove
  • dissolve

Used in a sentence

The storm's heavy winds threatened to _____ the old oak tree's thickest branches.

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