Wordle Answer for August 29, 2025
On August 29, 2025, the daily Wordle puzzle resolved to GRAFT. 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
GRAFT
What graft means
The act of attaching a piece of living tissue from one organism to another to repair damage or promote growth, or dishonest gain obtained through the misuse of one's position or authority.
Where the word comes from
From Old French *greffe*, meaning a stylus or pointed tool used for writing, which came to mean a shoot or scion inserted into a plant. The word likely traces back to Greek *graphion*, derived from *graphein* (to write or carve), since the cutting tool resembled a writing instrument. The horticultural sense expanded metaphorically to mean unfair profit or corruption gained through one's position.
Hints for August 29, 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 graft
- engraft
- bribery
- transplant
- grafting
- ingraft
Used in a sentence
The corrupt official used his position to _____ money from the city budget into his own accounts.
Working on today’s puzzle instead?
Open the daily helper →