Wordle Answer for February 11, 2023

Players who opened Wordle on February 11, 2023 were trying to land on DEBUG. We've kept the day's hints around so you can revisit them — or use the archive to settle a debate about a tricky past puzzle.

The answer

DEBUG

What debug means

To find and fix errors or problems in a computer program or system.

Where the word comes from

Debug emerged in the 1940s as computer jargon, combining de- (meaning "remove") with bug, originally a term for mechanical faults in machines. The word gained prominence after computer pioneer Grace Hopper famously found an actual moth trapped in an early computer and used "bug" to describe the problem. The verb form developed naturally to mean "removing errors from software or systems."

Hints for February 11, 2023

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 turnsdebut
Solve in 3 turnsdegus
Solve in 4 turnsbegun
Solve in 5 turnsbudge
Solve in 6 turnsbudge

Synonyms of debug

  • vetting
  • cleanup
  • cleaning
  • clean-up
  • purging
  • refine
  • sewage
  • cleanse

Used in a sentence

The programmer spent all morning trying to _____ the software before the product launch.

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