Wordle Answer for September 20, 2026
Players who opened Wordle on September 20, 2026 were trying to land on SHONE. 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
SHONE
What shone means
Past tense of shine; emitted or reflected bright light.
Where the word comes from
Shone is the past tense of shine, which comes from Old English scinan, meaning "to emit light or glow." This descends from Proto-Germanic *skinan, related to Old Norse skína and German schein. The root may connect to an Indo-European base meaning "to gleam" or "to split," though the exact origin is uncertain. Shone retained the irregular past-tense form from Old English scán rather than following modern regular patterns.
Hints for September 20, 2026
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Synonyms of shone
- bacon
- mentored
- directed
- lit
- firelight
- rob
- targeted
- blagged
Used in a sentence
The sun _____ brightly through the kitchen window this morning.
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