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.

Solve in 2 turnswhite
Solve in 3 turnstribe
Solve in 4 turnstwire
Solve in 5 turnstwier
Solve in 6 turnstwier

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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