Wordle Answer for November 23, 2022
Players who opened Wordle on November 23, 2022 were trying to land on DRIVE. 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
DRIVE
What drive means
To operate and control the movement of a vehicle, or to move forward with purpose and determination toward a goal.
Where the word comes from
From Old English *drifan*, meaning to push or move forward. This comes from Proto-Germanic *dribanan*, which likely developed from the same root as "drift," both suggesting forceful motion. The sense of operating a vehicle emerged in the early 20th century as automobiles became common. The noun meaning a road or path came later, derived from the verb's sense of traveling along a route.
Hints for November 23, 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 drive
- thrust
- run
- push
- cause
- tool
- effort
- movement
- ram
Used in a sentence
She spent the afternoon helping her friend move into the new apartment across town, so the long _____ really exhausted her.
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