Wordle Answer for September 8, 2023

The Wordle for September 8, 2023 solved to ROUSE. Below are the starting-word hints for every turn count, plus the meaning and origin of the word itself.

The answer

ROUSE

What rouse means

To wake someone from sleep or to stir them into action or strong emotion.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English *rousen*, likely from Old French *ruser*, meaning to shake or stir up. The ultimate origin is uncertain, though some scholars suggest a connection to Old Norse *hrausta*, meaning to crash or shake, or possibly to a Romance root related to Latin *rusus*, meaning rough. The sense shifted from physical shaking to awakening and then to stirring emotionally or into action.

Hints for September 8, 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 turnshouse
Solve in 3 turnsroues
Solve in 4 turnshours
Solve in 5 turnseuros
Solve in 6 turnseuros

Synonyms of rouse

  • charge
  • arouse
  • agitate
  • awaken
  • commove
  • excite
  • waken
  • bestir

Used in a sentence

The alarm clock failed to _____ him from his deep sleep this morning.

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