Wordle #1453
Wordle Answer — Sunday, September 20, 2026
The answer was a 5-letter verb
S
H
O
N
E
Definition
SHONEverb
Past tense of "shine," meaning to have emitted or reflected a bright light, or to have excelled or stood out.
The sun shone brightly through the curtains on a crisp winter morning.
Was this a hard one?
SHONE can be tricky because many players default to the more common past tense "SHINED," not immediately recalling this irregular form. The SH- opening combined with the -ONE ending also makes it easy to overlook in favor of more frequently guessed patterns.
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