Wordle Answer for December 11, 2022

NAIVE was the Wordle answer for December 11, 2022. If you missed the day or you're looking it up after the fact, this page collects the hints and word context in one place.

The answer

NAIVE

What naive means

Lacking experience, knowledge, or good judgment; too trusting and unwilling to consider that people might deceive you or that things could be more complicated than they appear.

Where the word comes from

From French *naïf* (feminine *naïve*), meaning inborn or natural, from Latin *nativus*, meaning born or natural, derived from *nasci*, to be born. The sense shifted from simply "natural" to "artlessly simple" or "lacking worldly experience" by the 17th century, as natural or unaffected behavior came to suggest innocence or credulity.

Hints for December 11, 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 turnswaive
Solve in 3 turnsnaevi
Solve in 4 turnsavine
Solve in 5 turnsavine
Solve in 6 turnsgiven

Synonyms of naive

  • naif
  • ingenuous
  • ignorant
  • artless
  • simple
  • immature
  • childlike
  • credulous

Used in a sentence

The young intern was _____ enough to believe everything the salesman told her about the investment opportunity.

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