Wordle Answer for August 3, 2024

SCALE was the Wordle answer for August 3, 2024. If you missed the day or you're looking it up after the fact, this page collects the hints and word context in one place.

The answer

SCALE

What scale means

A graduated series of marks used to measure distance or quantity, or the relative size or extent of something compared to a standard.

Where the word comes from

From Old Norse *skál* (bowl or drinking cup), which came from Proto-Germanic *skalō*. The sense shifted from the physical cup-shape to the pan of a balance or weighing scale, then to the graduated marks on a measuring instrument, and finally to any series of gradations or proportions used for measurement.

Hints for August 3, 2024

Each row is the starting word our algorithm picks for that turn count, with the tiles Wordle would have shown in response.

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Synonyms of scale

  • surmount
  • shell
  • plate
  • scurf
  • weighing machine
  • musical scale
  • descale
  • scale leaf

Used in a sentence

The chef used a kitchen _____ to measure exactly two hundred grams of flour for the recipe.

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