Today’s Wordle Answer #624 – March 5, 2023 Solution And Hints

The solution to today’s Wordle puzzle (#624 – March 5, 2023) is “toxic.” Per Merriam-Webster, and as you probably already know, the word describes a substance or material that has harmful or poisonous properties and is capable of causing death or debilitation. In contemporary usage, the word refers to a person who is covertly or overtly manipulative, self-centered, needy, or controlling. It also has a lesser known meaning in the context of investment, describing an asset that has lost so much value because there is no longer a demand for it.

Etymonline supplies the origins of the word, tracing it back to French “toxique” and Late Latin “toxicum,” which means poison. It also has roots in Greek “toxikon,” which describes a kind of poison used on arrows.

It took four tries for us to crack the code today — there goes our three-guess win streak. The first guess, swore, was a strategic choice — it contains four of the most frequently occurring letters in words (S, O, R, and E). It turned one tile yellow and cut possible answers to 208. The second guess, gaunt, turned one more tile yellow and left only 13 words. After the third guess, topic, the answer was clear.