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
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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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