Wordle Answer for April 13, 2023
Players who opened Wordle on April 13, 2023 were trying to land on CARAT. 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
CARAT
What carat means
A unit of weight used to measure precious stones and metals, equal to 200 milligrams, or a measure of purity for gold expressed as a fraction of 24 parts.
Where the word comes from
From Arabic qīrāṭ, a unit of weight originally derived from the carob seed, which was used as a standard measure because of its uniform size. The word traveled through Italian (carato) and French (carat) into English by the 16th century. Still today, gemstones are weighed in carats based on this ancient botanical standard.
Hints for April 13, 2023
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Synonyms of carat
- karat
- bull
- caratage
- grain
- tank
- caracoly
- castellano
- carrollite
Used in a sentence
The diamond in her engagement ring weighs exactly two _____ and has a brilliant sparkle.
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