Wordle Answer for August 31, 2024

The Wordle for August 31, 2024 solved to SPOUT. Below are the starting-word hints for every turn count, plus the meaning and origin of the word itself.

The answer

SPOUT

What spout means

A tube or pipe through which liquid or gas flows out of a container, or to eject something forcefully and rapidly.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English *spouten*, likely from Old Norse *spúta*, meaning to spit or spurt. The Norse root is related to Proto-Germanic *spūt-*, which shares ancestry with words meaning to eject forcefully. The sense shifted from "to spit" to "to gush out" and then to the noun meaning a projecting tube or lip through which liquid flows.

Hints for August 31, 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 turnssport
Solve in 3 turnsstoup
Solve in 4 turnsupset
Solve in 5 turnspouts
Solve in 6 turnspouts

Synonyms of spout

  • spurt
  • spirt
  • jabber
  • rant
  • gush
  • rave
  • mouth off
  • rabbit on

Used in a sentence

Water shoots from the whale's blowhole in a magnificent _____ before it dives deep below.

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