Wordle Answer for December 21, 2022

On December 21, 2022, the daily Wordle puzzle resolved to LUNAR. 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

LUNAR

What lunar means

Relating to or belonging to the moon, or measured by the moon's cycles and phases.

Where the word comes from

From Latin lunaris, meaning "of the moon," derived from luna, the Latin word for moon. Luna itself has roots in Proto-Indo-European *leuk-, meaning "to shine" or "to be bright," the same root that gives us light and lucid. The Romans applied this root to the moon as the bright nighttime celestial body.

Hints for December 21, 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 turnslunas
Solve in 3 turnsulnar
Solve in 4 turnsurnal
Solve in 5 turnsurnal
Solve in 6 turnsultra

Synonyms of lunar

  • moonlight
  • moon
  • moonlike
  • satellite
  • month
  • lem
  • monthly
  • limb

Used in a sentence

The astronauts collected rock samples during their _____ mission to the moon's surface.

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