Wordle Answer for May 4, 2023

The Wordle for May 4, 2023 solved to GUPPY. Below are the starting-word hints for every turn count, plus the meaning and origin of the word itself.

The answer

GUPPY

What guppy means

A small, colorful tropical fish native to South America, popular in home aquariums and known for giving birth to live young rather than laying eggs.

Where the word comes from

The guppy fish takes its name from Robert John Lechmere Guppy, a Trinidad-based naturalist and clergyman who sent specimens to the British Museum in the 1860s. The fish was already known to locals in Trinidad and Tobago, but English scientists named it in his honor, establishing "guppy" as the common term that spread through aquarium hobbyists and scientific literature worldwide.

Hints for May 4, 2023

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 turnspuppy
Solve in 3 turnspulpy
Solve in 4 turnspudgy
Solve in 5 turnspudgy
Solve in 6 turnsyoung

Synonyms of guppy

  • lebistes reticulatus
  • rainbow fish
  • grab
  • catch
  • trinidadian
  • guppie
  • peacock fish
  • molly

Used in a sentence

The small _____ darted between the aquatic plants in my freshwater tank.

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