Wordle Answer for April 30, 2022

Players who opened Wordle on April 30, 2022 were trying to land on LARVA. 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

LARVA

What larva means

The immature form of an insect or other animal that looks completely different from the adult and undergoes transformation during development.

Where the word comes from

From Latin *larva*, meaning "ghost" or "mask." The Romans used this term for the masked spirits of the dead in their mythology. In the 1600s, naturalists adopted it to describe the early, unrecognizable form of insects before metamorphosis—the masked or hidden stage before the creature's true adult form emerges.

Hints for April 30, 2022

Each row is the starting word our algorithm picks for that turn count, with the tiles Wordle would have shown in response.

Solve in 2 turnslavra
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Synonyms of larva

  • pupa
  • procercoid
  • hexapod
  • pilidium
  • trochosphere
  • plerocercoid
  • cysticercoid
  • caterpillar

Used in a sentence

The caterpillar is actually the _____ stage of a butterfly's life cycle.

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