Wordle Answer for July 12, 2022
On July 12, 2022, the daily Wordle puzzle resolved to NIGHT. 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
NIGHT
What night means
The period of darkness between sunset and sunrise when the sun is below the horizon.
Where the word comes from
From Old English niht, which comes from Proto-Germanic *nahts, and ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *nekwt- meaning "darkness" or "to be dark." This ancient root produced similar words across many languages—German Nacht, Latin nox, and Sanskrit nakta all share the same deep origin, all referring to the period when darkness falls.
Hints for July 12, 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 night
- dark
- nighttime
- nox
Used in a sentence
We drove through the mountains all _____ and arrived at dawn completely exhausted.
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