Wordle Answer for August 23, 2022

Players who opened Wordle on August 23, 2022 were trying to land on WOVEN. 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

WOVEN

What woven means

Made by interlacing threads or strips of material over and under each other on a loom or by hand.

Where the word comes from

Woven comes from the Old English verb "weafan," meaning to weave. This traces back through Proto-Germanic "webanan" to the Proto-Indo-European root "webh-," which refers to weaving or interlacing threads. The past participle form "woven" emerged as the standard way to describe something created through the weaving process.

Hints for August 23, 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 turnswomen
Solve in 3 turnsnovel
Solve in 4 turnsdevon
Solve in 5 turnsowner
Solve in 6 turnsvenom

Synonyms of woven

  • cloth
  • braided
  • tissue
  • geotextile
  • fabric
  • built
  • broche
  • intricately

Used in a sentence

The intricate patterns _____ into the tapestry told stories of ancient civilizations and forgotten legends.

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