Wordle Answer for September 11, 2023
The Wordle for September 11, 2023 solved to OLDER. Below are the starting-word hints for every turn count, plus the meaning and origin of the word itself.
The answer
OLDER
What older means
Having lived or existed for more time than something or someone else, or having been made or created earlier.
Where the word comes from
From Old English "ealdor," meaning elder or ancestor, related to "eald" (old). This traces back through Germanic roots to Proto-Indo-European, where it shares ancestry with Latin "altus" (high) and Greek "althos." The comparative form "older" developed naturally as English evolved, following the pattern of adding "-er" to mark one thing as more aged than another.
Hints for September 11, 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 older
- old
- big
- experienced
- elder
- elderly
- aged
- senior
Used in a sentence
My grandmother is _____ than my grandfather, though they were born in the same year.
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