Wordle Answer for October 7, 2024
On October 7, 2024, the daily Wordle puzzle resolved to FLOUR. 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
FLOUR
What flour means
A fine powder made by grinding grain, especially wheat, used as the main ingredient in baking bread, cakes, and other baked goods.
Where the word comes from
Flour comes from Old French "flur," meaning flower or the finest part of something. The word derives from Latin "flos," also meaning flower. The connection is that flour represents the finest, most refined portion of grain after milling—like the flower or best part of the wheat plant. By the 14th century, English speakers applied this term to the powdered grain itself.
Hints for October 7, 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 flour
- wheat
- fishmeal
- meal
- feed
- milling
- powder
- bonemeal
- fluorine
Used in a sentence
The baker sifted _____ into the mixing bowl before adding the other dry ingredients.
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