Wordle Answer for April 9, 2026
Players who opened Wordle on April 9, 2026 were trying to land on LADEN. 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
LADEN
What laden means
Heavily loaded or burdened with a large amount of something, whether physical cargo or abstract weight like emotion or responsibility.
Where the word comes from
From Old English hladen, the past participle of hladan meaning "to load." This verb comes from Proto-Germanic *hladarjan, related to Old Norse hlaða and German laden. The root likely connects to an Indo-European base meaning "to lay" or "to place," giving the word its sense of being heavily burdened or filled with cargo.
Hints for April 9, 2026
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Synonyms of laden
- full
- load
- loaded
- ladened
- ladle
- burdened
- oppressed
- load up
Used in a sentence
The cargo ship sat heavily _____ with containers stacked high on the dock.
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