Wordle Answer for April 20, 2024

The Wordle for April 20, 2024 solved to LUCID. Below are the starting-word hints for every turn count, plus the meaning and origin of the word itself.

The answer

LUCID

What lucid means

Clear and easy to understand, or mentally alert and aware of one's surroundings and thoughts.

Where the word comes from

From Latin *lucidus*, meaning "shining" or "clear," derived from *lucere*, "to shine" or "to be light." The root *luc-* traces back to Proto-Indo-European *leuk-*, which gave rise to words meaning "light" or "brightness" across many languages. English borrowed the word through Old French *lucide* during the medieval period, and it has retained its sense of mental clarity alongside its original meaning of physical brightness.

Hints for April 20, 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 turnslurid
Solve in 3 turnsludic
Solve in 4 turnsbuild
Solve in 5 turnscould
Solve in 6 turnsoculi

Synonyms of lucid

  • pellucid
  • clear
  • rational
  • limpid
  • luculent
  • perspicuous
  • coherent
  • transparent

Used in a sentence

During the fever, she drifted in and out of _____ moments where she could recognize her family.

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