Wordle Answer for December 1, 2022
The Wordle for December 1, 2022 solved to EJECT. Below are the starting-word hints for every turn count, plus the meaning and origin of the word itself.
The answer
EJECT
What eject means
To force or throw something out suddenly and forcefully, often from a machine, vehicle, or enclosed space.
Where the word comes from
From Latin *eicere*, a compound of *e-* (out) and *iacere* (to throw). The word entered Middle English through Old French *ejecter*, keeping its sense of forcibly throwing or casting out. The prefix survives in modern English in words like "eject" and "ejection," while the root *iacere* appears in related terms like "adjacent" and "trajectory."
Hints for December 1, 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 eject
- discharge
- release
- expel
- squirt
- exclude
- turn out
- kick out
- turf out
Used in a sentence
The pilot had to _____ from the fighter jet before it crashed into the mountain.
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