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.
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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