Wordle Answer for December 15, 2023

The Wordle for December 15, 2023 solved to TOPIC. Below are the starting-word hints for every turn count, plus the meaning and origin of the word itself.

The answer

TOPIC

What topic means

A subject or issue that is being discussed, written about, or studied.

Where the word comes from

Topic comes from Greek topikos, meaning "of a place" or "local," derived from topos, meaning "place." In rhetoric and logic, a topos (plural topoi) referred to a standard formula or argument, conceived as a "place" where one could find ideas. The word passed through Latin topica and Old French topique before arriving in Middle English and modern English, where it came to mean a subject of discussion or a heading in a text.

Hints for December 15, 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 turnstoxic
Solve in 3 turnstopoi
Solve in 4 turnsoptic
Solve in 5 turnsoptic
Solve in 6 turnspicot

Synonyms of topic

  • subject
  • issue
  • theme
  • matter

Used in a sentence

The professor asked the students to choose a research _____ before next week's class.

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