Wordle Answer for February 8, 2025
Players who opened Wordle on February 8, 2025 were trying to land on STEEP. 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
STEEP
What steep means
Rising or falling at a sharp angle from the horizontal or vertical, or extremely high in price or degree.
Where the word comes from
From Old English *steap*, meaning "high" or "tall," likely connected to Proto-Germanic *stēpaz*. The sense shifted over time from describing height to describing a sharp angle or slope. The verb meaning "to soak" comes from a different root, Old English *stepan*, possibly related to stepping or immersing.
Hints for February 8, 2025
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Synonyms of steep
- sharp
- heavy
- exorbitant
- high
- bold
- absorb
- bluff
- infuse
Used in a sentence
The mountain trail became so _____ that we had to use ropes to climb safely.
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