Wordle Answer for December 2, 2024

Players who opened Wordle on December 2, 2024 were trying to land on GUILE. 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

GUILE

What guile means

Cunning or deceit used to achieve one's goals, often through clever manipulation or trickery.

Where the word comes from

From Old French guile, meaning deceit or cunning, borrowed from a Germanic source akin to Old Norse *vil (to beguile). The word traveled through Middle English as guile, retaining its sense of craft and treachery. Its roots trace back to Proto-Germanic *wil-, related to the idea of deception and stratagem.

Hints for December 2, 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 turnsguide
Solve in 3 turnsagile
Solve in 4 turnsbulge
Solve in 5 turnsglued
Solve in 6 turnslegit

Synonyms of guile

  • cunning
  • chicanery
  • craft
  • trickery
  • craftiness
  • wiliness
  • foxiness
  • shenanigan

Used in a sentence

She used _____ and charm to convince the committee to approve her ambitious proposal without revealing her true intentions.

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