Wordle Answer for September 20, 2022

Players who opened Wordle on September 20, 2022 were trying to land on ALIKE. 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

ALIKE

What alike means

Similar in appearance, character, or quality; resembling each other in important ways.

Where the word comes from

From Old English *gelic*, meaning "of the same form or nature," composed of *ge-* (a prefix indicating togetherness or similarity) and *lic* (body or form, from Proto-Germanic *likaz*). The *ge-* prefix eventually fell away in Middle English, leaving *like*, which then took the *a-* prefix in some contexts to form *alike*. The root *lic* also gave us the modern word *like* in its original sense of physical resemblance.

Hints for September 20, 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 turnsalive
Solve in 3 turnsalkie
Solve in 4 turnsankle
Solve in 5 turnsleaks
Solve in 6 turnsliked

Synonyms of alike

  • likewise
  • like
  • similar

Used in a sentence

The twins dressed in matching outfits and looked so _____ that their teachers couldn't tell them apart.

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