Wordle Answer for May 7, 2023
Players who opened Wordle on May 7, 2023 were trying to land on GHOUL. 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
GHOUL
What ghoul means
A monstrous creature that feeds on dead bodies, or more broadly, a person with a morbid fascination with death and decay.
Where the word comes from
From Arabic ghūl, a demon or evil spirit from pre-Islamic Arabian folklore said to rob graves and devour corpses. The word entered English through French and other European languages via tales from the Middle East, particularly popularized by translations of the Arabian Nights in the 18th century. It has since come to mean any monstrous, undead creature that feeds on the dead.
Hints for May 7, 2023
Each row is the starting word our algorithm picks for that turn count, with the tiles Wordle would have shown in response.
Synonyms of ghoul
- graverobber
- body snatcher
- hobgoblin
- vampire
- vamp
- zombie
- gul
- ghul
Used in a sentence
The old cemetery's reputation attracted visitors who enjoyed ghost stories and tales of ghouls rising from their graves at midnight.
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