Wordle Answer for April 12, 2023
On April 12, 2023, the daily Wordle puzzle resolved to BORAX. 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
BORAX
What borax means
A white crystalline mineral compound containing boron, commonly used as a cleaning agent, in laundry products, and in various industrial and household applications.
Where the word comes from
Borax comes from Persian *borax*, which was borrowed into Arabic as *bauraq*. The substance itself—a naturally occurring mineral salt used in cleaning and manufacturing—was mined and traded extensively through the Middle East and Central Asia, so the word traveled with the commodity along medieval trade routes into European languages via Arabic and Old French.
Hints for April 12, 2023
Each row is the starting word our algorithm picks for that turn count, with the tiles Wordle would have shown in response.
Synonyms of borax
- tincal
- carmine
- carmin
- sodium tetraborate
- bead
- borohydroxide
- borax bead test
- glass soap
Used in a sentence
My grandmother used _____ to clean the laundry and scrub the bathroom tiles until they gleamed.
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