Wordle Answer for August 28, 2023
Players who opened Wordle on August 28, 2023 were trying to land on WRITE. 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
WRITE
What write means
To form letters, words, or other symbols on a surface, typically paper, using a pen, pencil, or keyboard, or to compose and produce written material such as a book or article.
Where the word comes from
From Old English *writan*, originally meaning "to scratch" or "to mark," borrowed from Proto-Germanic *writanan*. The sense shifted from the physical act of scratching marks onto a surface to the more specific act of forming letters and words. This Germanic root is related to German *reißen* (to tear or rip), reflecting the literal scratching involved in early writing.
Hints for August 28, 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 write
- compose
- indite
- spell
- pen
- publish
- drop a line
Used in a sentence
She decided to _____ a letter to her grandmother before leaving for college.
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