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.

Solve in 2 turnsprone
Solve in 3 turnspeony
Solve in 4 turnspheon
Solve in 5 turnspheon
Solve in 6 turnshopes

Synonyms of phone

  • ring
  • call
  • sound
  • call up
  • earpiece
  • telephone
  • earphone
  • headphone

Used in a sentence

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