Wordle Answer for August 9, 2022
Players who opened Wordle on August 9, 2022 were trying to land on PATTY. 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
PATTY
What patty means
A small, flat, round cake of chopped or ground food, such as meat, vegetables, or potatoes, often fried or baked.
Where the word comes from
From the French "pâté," meaning a paste or spread of meat, which came from Old French "paste." The word shifted in English to describe a small, flat cake or disk of chopped food, particularly ground meat formed into a round shape. The diminutive sense developed naturally as the word adapted to describe portion-sized servings.
Hints for August 9, 2022
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Synonyms of patty
- cake
- patti
- bhatti
- jo
- pie
- paddy
- horny
- night
Used in a sentence
She flipped the hamburger _____ on the grill and heard it sizzle.
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