Wordle Answer for November 15, 2024

On November 15, 2024, the daily Wordle puzzle resolved to TACKY. 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

TACKY

What tacky means

Sticky or adhesive to the touch, or cheap and poorly made with no taste or style.

Where the word comes from

From the noun "tack," meaning a small nail or a course of action, plus the suffix "-y." The noun "tack" came to mean a sticky or adhesive quality in the 1800s, borrowed from nautical language where "tack" referred to the direction a ship sails. The adjective "tacky" emerged in American English around the 1860s, first describing something sticky or adhesive, then broadening to mean cheap, shabby, or in poor taste by the early 1900s.

Hints for November 15, 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 turnswacky
Solve in 3 turnstalcy
Solve in 4 turnsyacht
Solve in 5 turnstrack
Solve in 6 turnsstack

Synonyms of tacky

  • garish
  • tawdry
  • brassy
  • meretricious
  • gaudy
  • wet
  • gimcrack
  • flashy

Used in a sentence

The decorations on the abandoned house looked _____ with their faded plastic flamingos and chipped paint.

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