Wordle Answer for August 11, 2024

On August 11, 2024, the daily Wordle puzzle resolved to SCONE. 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

SCONE

What scone means

A small, usually round baked good made from flour and butter, often eaten with tea and topped with jam or cream.

Where the word comes from

From Scottish English, possibly derived from Dutch *schoonbrood* (fine bread) or from the town of Scone in Perthshire, Scotland, where Scottish parliaments once met. The exact origin is debated among etymologists, but the word appeared in English around the 1600s referring to a round, flat cake made from flour and baked on a griddle or in an oven.

Hints for August 11, 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 turnsscene
Solve in 3 turnsscent
Solve in 4 turnssonce
Solve in 5 turnscones
Solve in 6 turnscones

Synonyms of scone

  • buttered
  • tattie scone
  • sconut
  • drop scone
  • dropped scone
  • tatty scone
  • griddlecake
  • biscuit

Used in a sentence

She warmed the buttered _____ in the oven before spreading jam and cream on top.

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