The Top 25 Hardest Wordle Words of 2022 (And What They Mean) December 16, 2022 Whenever lookups for a particular five-letter word spike at Dictionary.com, it’s a sure sign that the day’s Wordle answer is a real stumper. This actually happens quite often. Here are the top 25 Wordle answer lookups from 2022, ranked by search volume—along with their definitions. How many did you guess correctly? 1. trice noun a very short time; an instant. 2. knoll noun a small, rounded hill or eminence; hillock. 3. smite verb to strike down, injure, or slay. 4. tacit adjective understood without being openly expressed; implied. 5. atoll noun a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon. 6. piney adjective pertaining to or suggestive of pine trees. Curious to learn more about tree names? Learn about some fascinating types of trees from around the world. 7. trope noun a convention or device that establishes a predictable or stereotypical representation of a character, setting, or scenario in a creative work. 8. swill noun contemptibly worthless utterance or writing; drivel. 9. flout verb to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock. 10. inter verb to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury. 11. droll adjective amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish. 12. pinto adjective marked with spots of white and other colors; mottled; spotted. 13. epoxy adjective any of a class of resins derived by polymerization from epoxides: used chiefly in adhesives, coatings, electrical insulation, solder mix, and castings. 14. natal adjective of or relating to a person’s birth. 15. ruder adjective more discourteous or impolite than another, especially in a deliberate way. 16. coyly adjective in a shy or modest manner. 17. tryst noun an appointment to meet at a certain time and place, especially one made somewhat secretly by lovers. Go Behind The Words! Get the fascinating stories of your favorite words in your inbox. PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. 18. spiel noun a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of persuading people or selling them something; pitch. 19. homer noun in baseball, an informal word for a home run. 20. rupee noun a monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. 21. gawky adjective awkward; ungainly; clumsy. 22. piety noun reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations 23. primo adjective first-class. 24. trove noun a collection of objects. 25. cacao noun the fruit or seeds of the cacao tree, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc. Haunted by how many of these words stumped you? Up your game with these winning Wordle tips.