Wordle Answer for March 18, 2024
On March 18, 2024, the daily Wordle puzzle resolved to SPELT. 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
SPELT
What spelt means
A cereal grain related to wheat, used historically as food and still grown in some regions for specialty flour and nutritional products.
Where the word comes from
Spelt comes from Old English "spelt," a grain related to wheat. The word traveled through Germanic languages—Old High German "spelta" and Middle Low German "spelt"—likely borrowed from Latin "spelta," which itself may derive from an unknown source, possibly related to the verb meaning "to split" (since the grain's husk splits easily from the kernel). The grain was common in medieval Europe before modern wheat varieties replaced it.
Hints for March 18, 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 spelt
- triticum aestivum spelta
- triticum spelta
- detailed
- mis
- orthography
- explained
- hulled wheat
- common wheat
Used in a sentence
The baker used an ancient grain called _____ to make a delicious and nutritious loaf of bread.
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