Wordle Answer for August 20, 2022
On August 20, 2022, the daily Wordle puzzle resolved to TREAT. 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
TREAT
What treat means
Something given or done as a source of pleasure or enjoyment, or to behave toward someone in a specified way.
Where the word comes from
From Old French *treiter*, meaning to handle or deal with, derived from Latin *tractare*, the frequentative form of *trahere* (to pull or draw). The sense of "to provide food or entertainment" developed in Middle English, where treating someone meant drawing them toward you with hospitality. The noun sense of a sweet or delicacy emerged later from this idea of something special given as a gift.
Hints for August 20, 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 treat
- address
- work
- dainty
- process
- cover
- delicacy
- handle
- deal
Used in a sentence
The doctor prescribed antibiotics to _____ the infection in her wound.
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