Wordle Answer for September 3, 2024
The Wordle for September 3, 2024 solved to FAINT. Below are the starting-word hints for every turn count, plus the meaning and origin of the word itself.
The answer
FAINT
What faint means
Lacking in strength, brightness, or intensity, or to suddenly lose consciousness briefly.
Where the word comes from
From Old French "feint," meaning pretense or deception, derived from Latin "fictus," the past participle of "fingere" (to make or fashion). The sense shifted from "feigned" or "pretended" to describe something weak or lacking vigor, as if made artificially thin or diluted. By the 14th century, it came to mean dizzy or losing consciousness.
Hints for September 3, 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 faint
- timid
- light
- feeble
- indistinct
- dim
- vague
- weak
- perceptible
Used in a sentence
The hiker felt _____ after climbing the steep mountain trail without stopping for water.
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