Wordle Answer for April 9, 2025
The Wordle for April 9, 2025 solved to WHEAT. Below are the starting-word hints for every turn count, plus the meaning and origin of the word itself.
The answer
WHEAT
What wheat means
A cereal grain with edible seeds that is ground into flour and widely used to make bread, pasta, and other baked goods.
Where the word comes from
Wheat comes from Old English hwæte, which traces back through Germanic languages to a Proto-Germanic root *hwaitiz. This root may be connected to an Indo-European word meaning "white" or "bright," referring to the grain's pale color. The word has cognates in other Germanic languages like German Weizen and Dutch weit.
Hints for April 9, 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 wheat
- corn
- wheat berry
- durum
- emmer
- cereal
- flour
- barley
- maize
Used in a sentence
The farmer harvested golden _____ from the fields before the first frost arrived.
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