Wordle Answer for September 28, 2022

Players who opened Wordle on September 28, 2022 were trying to land on USURP. 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

USURP

What usurp means

To seize power, authority, or a position illegally or without having the right to do so, especially by force or deception.

Where the word comes from

Usurp comes from Old French usurper, derived from Latin usurpare, meaning "to seize for use" or "to take possession of." The Latin word combines usus (use) and rapere (to seize or take by force). The sense of wrongfully taking power or authority developed from this basic meaning of forcible seizure.

Hints for September 28, 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 turnsusury
Solve in 3 turnsslurp
Solve in 4 turnsspurs
Solve in 5 turnssyrup
Solve in 6 turnssuper

Synonyms of usurp

  • arrogate
  • assume
  • take over

Used in a sentence

The ambitious general sought to _____ the throne from the aging king.

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