Today’s Wordle Answer #596 – February 5, 2023 Solution And Hints

If you’re still struggling, the answer to today’s Wordle puzzle (#596 – February 5, 2023) is “dance.” It’s a common and versatile word, which describes not only the body movement, but also a music and venue at which it occurs.  The word is from Old French “dancier,” which meant to move the body or feet rhythmically to music, (now Modern French “danser”), of unknown origin. Etymonline submits that it’s possibly from Low Frankish “*dintjan,” or similar to Old Frisian “dintje,” meaning to “tremble” or “quiver”.

Since French has a strong influence on other cultures, the word quickly spread, and became the basis of the term for rhythmic body activity in other languages: in Italian “danzare,” Spanish “danzar,” Romanian and Swedish “dansa,” German “tanzen,” and modern Russian “tancevat” (via Etymonline).

Interestingly enough, Etymonline notes that the English already had words for this activity before the French alternative came along. “Dance” replaced Old English “sealtian,” which was a derivative of Latin “saltare.” There were also other native words used for the activity in Old English including “tumbian” (root of what is now “tumble”) or “hoppian” (root of what is now “hop”).  We hope you finish the puzzle on time, and if you’d like to keep the fun going, give these other Wordle-like games a whirl.