Wordle Answer for August 27, 2022

Players who opened Wordle on August 27, 2022 were trying to land on RUDER. 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

RUDER

What ruder means

More impolite, disrespectful, or discourteous in behavior or manner toward others.

Where the word comes from

From Old English "rūd," meaning reddish or ruddy, which came from Proto-Germanic "raudaz" (red). The comparative form "ruder" developed naturally in English by adding the -er suffix to compare the degree of redness or ruddy appearance. The sense of "crude" or "unpolished" emerged later as a metaphorical extension.

Hints for August 27, 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 turnsrider
Solve in 3 turnsunder
Solve in 4 turnscured
Solve in 5 turnsurged
Solve in 6 turnscrude

Synonyms of ruder

  • grumpier
  • politer
  • pushier
  • crankier
  • lazier
  • funnier
  • cheekier
  • dumber

Used in a sentence

The _____ members of the group interrupted everyone during the entire meeting without apologizing once.

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