Wordle Answer for May 16, 2024
On May 16, 2024, the daily Wordle puzzle resolved to STALL. 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
STALL
What stall means
A compartment or booth in a market, barn, or public venue, or to stop making progress or deliberately delay something.
Where the word comes from
From Old English *steall*, meaning a place or standing-room, likely from Proto-Germanic *stallaz*. The sense shifted over time from a fixed position or compartment (as in a stable stall for animals) to a booth or counter for selling goods, then to a theatrical box seat, and finally to an airplane's aerodynamic loss of lift. All senses preserve the core idea of a confined space or stopping point.
Hints for May 16, 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 stall
- stand
- kiosk
- conk
- cubicle
- booth
- carrell
- procrastinate
- dilly-dally
Used in a sentence
The car began to _____ whenever we drove up steep hills without enough fuel.
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