Wordle Answer for August 31, 2025

Players who opened Wordle on August 31, 2025 were trying to land on PETAL. 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

PETAL

What petal means

The colorful or white leaf-like part of a flower that surrounds the reproductive organs and helps attract pollinators.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English *petal*, borrowed from Medieval Latin *petalum*, which came from Greek *pétalon*, meaning "leaf" or "blade." The Greek word originally referred to any thin, flat object, then came to describe the colorful leaf-like structures of flowers. The term entered English through botanical Latin during the Renaissance as Europeans developed more precise vocabulary for plant anatomy.

Hints for August 31, 2025

Each row is the starting word our algorithm picks for that turn count, with the tiles Wordle would have shown in response.

Solve in 2 turnsmetal
Solve in 3 turnstepal
Solve in 4 turnspleat
Solve in 5 turnsplate
Solve in 6 turnsplate

Synonyms of petal

  • polypetalous
  • gamopetalous
  • petalous
  • labellum
  • honey
  • sweetie
  • pretty
  • nice

Used in a sentence

The delicate pink _____ fell gently from the rose onto the white tablecloth.

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