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
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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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