Wordle Answer for January 13, 2024

Players who opened Wordle on January 13, 2024 were trying to land on HEARD. 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

HEARD

What heard means

Perceived or became aware of sound through the ears, or learned about something through communication from another person.

Where the word comes from

From Old English "hierdan" or "heordan," meaning to listen or perceive by ear. This traces back to Proto-Germanic "*hauzdianą," derived from "*hausaz," the root for "hearing" or "ear." The word is related to Old Norse "heyra" and German "hören." The sense shifted gradually from the physical act of perceiving sound to understanding or learning of something.

Hints for January 13, 2024

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 turnsheart
Solve in 3 turnsheads
Solve in 4 turnshared
Solve in 5 turnsrahed
Solve in 6 turnsrahed

Synonyms of heard

  • detected
  • vista
  • spoken
  • read
  • perceived
  • defined
  • understanding
  • understood

Used in a sentence

I _____ a strange noise coming from the basement last night and couldn't sleep.

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