Wordle Answer for December 26, 2023
The Wordle for December 26, 2023 solved to PHONE. Below are the starting-word hints for every turn count, plus the meaning and origin of the word itself.
The answer
PHONE
What phone means
A portable electronic device used to make calls, send messages, and access the internet through wireless or cellular networks.
Where the word comes from
From Greek *phōnē* meaning "sound" or "voice." The term entered English in the late 19th century via the telephone, a device invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. The prefix *tele-* meaning "far" or "distant" combined with *phone* to create the compound, later shortened to simply "phone" in everyday speech.
Hints for December 26, 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 phone
- ring
- call
- sound
- call up
- earpiece
- telephone
- earphone
- headphone
Used in a sentence
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