Wordle Answer for March 12, 2023
Players who opened Wordle on March 12, 2023 were trying to land on BIRTH. 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
BIRTH
What birth means
The emergence of a baby from the womb, or the process by which a living organism comes into existence and becomes independent.
Where the word comes from
From Old English *byrth* and Old Norse *burðr*, both from Proto-Germanic *burdiz*, related to the verb "bear" meaning to carry or give birth. The root ultimately traces to Proto-Indo-European *bher-*, which gave rise to many words connected with bearing or carrying across European languages, including Latin *ferre* and Greek *pherein*.
Hints for March 12, 2023
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Synonyms of birth
- deliver
- have
- nascence
- nascency
- parturition
- parentage
- give birth
- birthing
Used in a sentence
The hospital staff congratulated the parents immediately after the _____ of their healthy baby girl.
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