Wordle Answer for November 9, 2024
Players who opened Wordle on November 9, 2024 were trying to land on SWELL. 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
SWELL
What swell means
A wave or series of waves that roll across the ocean surface, often generated by distant storms or wind patterns far from shore.
Where the word comes from
From Old English "swellan," meaning to grow or expand in size. The word likely comes from Proto-Germanic "swell-," related to Old Norse "svella" and German "schwellen," all carrying the sense of bulging or puffing up. The noun sense of a large ocean wave developed later, from the idea of water rising and swelling upward.
Hints for November 9, 2024
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Synonyms of swell
- keen
- good
- cool
- great
- dandy
- beau
- bully
- nifty
Used in a sentence
The ocean waves continued to _____ as the storm moved closer to the shore.
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