Wordle Answer for September 25, 2023
Players who opened Wordle on September 25, 2023 were trying to land on ROCKY. 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
ROCKY
What rocky means
Containing or covered with rocks, or having a surface that is uneven and hard due to the presence of stones.
Where the word comes from
From Middle English "rocki," derived from "rok" (rock) plus the adjective suffix "-y." The noun "rock" comes from Old French "roche," which likely traces back through Vulgar Latin to a pre-Latin source, possibly Celtic or related to Iberian languages. The exact ultimate origin remains uncertain, but the suffix "-y" simply means "full of" or "resembling."
Hints for September 25, 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 rocky
- hard
- rough
- difficult
- unstable
- stony
- unsmooth
- bouldery
- bouldered
Used in a sentence
The hikers found the path increasingly _____ as they climbed higher up the mountainside.
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