Wordle Answer for January 21, 2025
Players who opened Wordle on January 21, 2025 were trying to land on ICING. 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
ICING
What icing means
A sweet, creamy mixture typically made from sugar, butter, and liquid that is spread over cakes and cookies as a coating or decoration.
Where the word comes from
Icing comes from the verb "ice," which developed from Old English "is" (ice, the frozen water), combined with the suffix "-ing" to form a noun describing the process or result of freezing, or the sweet coating spread on cakes. The word "ice" itself traces back through Proto-Germanic "isaz" to the same ancient root that gave rise to Latin "glacies" and Greek "kryos."
Hints for January 21, 2025
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Synonyms of icing
- frost
- ice
- frosting
- icing the puck
Used in a sentence
The baker spread smooth chocolate _____ across the top of the birthday cake.
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