Wordle Answer for February 20, 2024
On February 20, 2024, the daily Wordle puzzle resolved to MATCH. 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
MATCH
What match means
A person or thing that is equal to or corresponds with another in some way, or a contest between two competitors or teams.
Where the word comes from
From Old English *macca* meaning "mate" or "companion," related to Old High German *Gemacca*. The sense shifted to "one equal to another" and then to "two things that go together well." By the 1500s it acquired the meaning of "a person suited as a marriage partner," and later extended to any pairing or contest between rivals. The wooden stick for starting fire (matchstick) comes from the same root, originally a wick or slow-burning cord used to light cannons.
Hints for February 20, 2024
Each row is the starting word our algorithm picks for that turn count, with the tiles Wordle would have shown in response.
Synonyms of match
- touch
- peer
- fit
- check
- jibe
- mate
- compeer
- oppose
Used in a sentence
The referee declared the soccer _____ over when the final whistle blew loudly.
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