Wordle Answer for December 17, 2023
On December 17, 2023, the daily Wordle puzzle resolved to BACON. Here's the full breakdown — hints for each turn count, the definition, and the supporting clues we generated when this puzzle was live.
The answer
BACON
What bacon means
Strips of salted and smoked meat from a pig's belly, typically fried or baked until crispy and eaten as breakfast food or as an ingredient in other dishes.
Where the word comes from
Bacon comes from Old French "bacon," which referred to meat from the back or sides of a pig. The Old French term likely derived from a Germanic source, possibly related to Old High German "bahho," meaning back. The word traveled into English through Norman French after the 1066 conquest of England, where it eventually came to mean the cured or smoked meat we know today.
Hints for December 17, 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 bacon
- baron verulam
- francis bacon
- viscount st. albans
- lard
- meat
- pork
- bread
- chaw
Used in a sentence
The crispy _____ sizzled in the pan while I scrambled eggs for breakfast.
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