Wordle Answer for August 6, 2022

On August 6, 2022, the daily Wordle puzzle resolved to ALIEN. 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

ALIEN

What alien means

A person who is not a citizen of the country where they live, or in science fiction, a creature from another planet.

Where the word comes from

From Latin *alienus*, meaning "belonging to another" or "foreign," derived from *alius*, meaning "other." The word entered Old French as *alien* and then Middle English, where it originally meant a foreign-born resident. Over time it came to mean anyone or anything strange, unfamiliar, or from outside a group, and eventually extended to hypothetical beings from other worlds.

Hints for August 6, 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 turnsalign
Solve in 3 turnsaline
Solve in 4 turnselain
Solve in 5 turnsliane
Solve in 6 turnsliane

Synonyms of alien

  • strange
  • foreign
  • extrinsic
  • exotic
  • alienate
  • unknown
  • foreigner
  • extraterrestrial

Used in a sentence

The spacecraft landed in the desert, and scientists eagerly awaited contact with the _____ visitors from another galaxy.

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