Wordle Answer for April 3, 2025
On April 3, 2025, the daily Wordle puzzle resolved to SHEAR. Here's the full breakdown — hints for each turn count, the definition, and the supporting clues we generated when this puzzle was live.
The answer
SHEAR
What shear means
To cut or trim something with a sharp blade or scissors, or to force layers of something to slide past each other in opposite directions.
Where the word comes from
From Old English *scieran*, meaning to cut or clip. The word traces back through Germanic roots to Proto-Indo-European *sker-*, which expressed the idea of cutting or separating. Related forms appear across Germanic languages—German *scheren*, Dutch *scheren*—all stemming from this ancient root that originally described the action of cutting with a sharp tool.
Hints for April 3, 2025
Each row is the starting word our algorithm picks for that turn count, with the tiles Wordle would have shown in response.
Synonyms of shear
- fleece
- mow
- cutting
- clip
- unstow
- climate
- shut-off
- untie
Used in a sentence
The farmer used strong scissors to _____ the wool off his sheep before winter arrived.
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