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.

Solve in 2 turnspaint
Solve in 3 turnsfaith
Solve in 4 turnsfitna
Solve in 5 turnsfitna
Solve in 6 turnstrain

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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