Wordle Answer for August 20, 2023
Players who opened Wordle on August 20, 2023 were trying to land on QUEST. 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
QUEST
What quest means
A journey or search undertaken to achieve a specific goal or find something valuable, often involving challenges or adventures.
Where the word comes from
From Old French *queste*, derived from Latin *quaestio*, meaning "a seeking" or "inquiry." The Latin root *quaerere* means "to seek" or "ask." The word entered Middle English through Norman French and originally denoted a formal inquiry or investigation, later broadening to mean any earnest search or expedition, particularly in medieval romance literature where knights undertook quests for glory or sacred objects.
Hints for August 20, 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 quest
- bespeak
- pursuit
- request
- bay
- call for
- hunt
- seeking
Used in a sentence
She set out on a _____ to find the rare book that had been missing for decades.
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