Wordle Answer for August 9, 2026
Players who opened Wordle on August 9, 2026 were trying to land on CLUNK. 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
CLUNK
What clunk means
A dull, heavy sound made by something hard striking something else, or to move in a way that makes such a sound.
Where the word comes from
From the 1950s American English, likely imitative in origin, mimicking the sound of something heavy hitting metal or wood. The verb came first, describing the dull, metallic noise itself, and later broadened to mean a stupid person or something broken or clumsy. Related to similar sound-imitative words like thunk and clonk, which emerged around the same period.
Hints for August 9, 2026
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Synonyms of clunk
- thump
- clump
- thud
- plunk
- thumping
- clop
Used in a sentence
The old car made a loud _____ when he shifted into gear.
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