Wordle Answer for December 6, 2024

Players who opened Wordle on December 6, 2024 were trying to land on SHOVE. 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

SHOVE

What shove means

To push someone or something forcefully with your hands or body, often roughly or without permission.

Where the word comes from

From Old English *scufan*, meaning to push or thrust. This verb traces back to Proto-Germanic *skeuban*, which also produced German *schieben* (to push). The root likely connects to Proto-Indo-European *skeubh-*, expressing the notion of driving or propelling forward.

Hints for December 6, 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 turnsshore
Solve in 3 turnsthose
Solve in 4 turnsservo
Solve in 5 turnshoves
Solve in 6 turnshoves

Synonyms of shove

  • thrust
  • jostle
  • squeeze
  • stuff

Used in a sentence

He gave me a hard _____ off the diving board into the cold water below.

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