Wordle Answer for April 12, 2024
Players who opened Wordle on April 12, 2024 were trying to land on WHINY. 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
WHINY
What whiny means
Complaining in an annoying, high-pitched, or persistent manner, often about minor problems in a way that irritates others.
Where the word comes from
Whiny comes from whine, which emerged in the 16th century from Old English hwīnan, meaning to make a high-pitched sound. The original sense described the whistling or shrieking noise itself, likely imitative in origin. By the 1600s, whine came to mean complaining in an irritating voice, and whiny followed as the adjective form describing someone prone to such complaints.
Hints for April 12, 2024
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Synonyms of whiny
- fretful
- querulous
- whining
- complaintive
- whiney
Used in a sentence
The dog's _____ bark at the mailman annoyed everyone in the neighborhood that morning.
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