Wordle Answer for March 3, 2023

What squat means

A position in which you crouch with your knees bent and your weight on your feet, or to occupy an abandoned building illegally without paying rent.

Where the word comes from

Squat comes from Old French *esquatir*, meaning "to crush or flatten," which likely derives from a Vulgar Latin root *excoactire* related to *coactus* (forced, compressed). The sense of crouching low or sitting on one's haunches developed from the idea of being pressed down or compacted. By the 16th century, English speakers used it both for the physical posture and for occupying property without legal right.

Hints for March 3, 2023

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Synonyms of squat

• short
• low
• chunky
• scrunch
• squatty
• scrunch up
• hunker down
• dumpy

Used in a sentence

The old warehouse had thick _____ columns supporting the heavy roof beams.