Wordle Answer for August 23, 2024
Players who opened Wordle on August 23, 2024 were trying to land on LEECH. We've kept the day's hints around so you can revisit them — or use the archive to settle a debate about a tricky past puzzle.
The answer
LEECH
What leech means
A small parasitic worm that attaches itself to the skin of animals or people to suck their blood, or a person who exploits others for personal gain.
Where the word comes from
Leech comes from Old English *læce*, meaning physician or healer. The bloodsucking worm was named after the medical practice of using leeches to drain "bad blood" from patients, a common treatment in medieval medicine. The creature's association with blood-letting made it synonymous with the practice itself, and eventually the word shifted to primarily denote the animal rather than the healer.
Hints for August 23, 2024
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Synonyms of leech
- parasite
- bleed
- minion
- sponge
- bloodsucker
- hirudinean
- phlebotomize
Used in a sentence
The parasite latched onto the swimmer's leg, and she had to scrape off the _____ after leaving the pond.
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