Wordle Answer for June 13, 2023

What plunk means

To set something down heavily or abruptly, or to drop something with a dull sound.

Where the word comes from

Plunk likely comes from an imitative origin, representing the sound of something dropping or falling heavily into water. The word emerged in American English around the early 19th century, possibly influenced by or related to plunge, which traces back through Middle English and Old French to Latin plumbum (lead), alluding to something weighty sinking downward. The -unk ending gives it an onomatopoetic quality matching the dull thud it describes.

Hints for June 13, 2023

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Synonyms of plunk

• plump
• clump
• plunge
• plop
• pick
• pluck
• clunk
• flump

Used in a sentence

The tired child would _____ down on the couch after school every single day.