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.
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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