Wordle Answer for December 5, 2022
The Wordle for December 5, 2022 solved to WOKEN. Below are the starting-word hints for every turn count, plus the meaning and origin of the word itself.
The answer
WOKEN
What woken means
The past participle of wake, meaning to have stopped sleeping or to have caused someone to stop sleeping.
Where the word comes from
From the past participle of "wake," which comes from Old English *wacian* (to wake, be awake) and *wacan* (to awaken). These trace back to Proto-Germanic *wakanan*, related to Old Norse *vaka* (to wake) and ultimately to the Indo-European root meaning "to be lively" or "to be strong." The form "woken" emerged in Middle English as the standard past participle.
Hints for December 5, 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 woken
- awake
- awaken
- awakened
- awoken
- reawakened
- roused
- waken
- wokify
Used in a sentence
The loud alarm clock had _____ her just before dawn, and she couldn't fall back asleep.
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