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.
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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