Wordle Answer for October 9, 2022
On October 9, 2022, the daily Wordle puzzle resolved to HOWDY. 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
HOWDY
What howdy means
A friendly and informal greeting, typically used in American English, especially in Southern and Western regions, equivalent to "hello" or "hi."
Where the word comes from
"Howdy" is a contraction of "how do you" or "how d'ye," popular in American frontier speech during the 19th century. It evolved from the standard English greeting "How do you do?" and became fixed as an informal, regional salutation particularly in the American South and West, where it remains a casual way to say hello.
Hints for October 9, 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 howdy
- hullo
- hello
- how-do-you-do
- hi
Used in a sentence
The friendly cowboy greeted everyone with a cheerful _____ as he walked through the saloon doors.
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