Wordle Answer for April 30, 2024
Players who opened Wordle on April 30, 2024 were trying to land on PROWL. 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
PROWL
What prowl means
To move stealthily and quietly through an area, typically while searching for something or someone, often with intent to hunt or cause harm.
Where the word comes from
From Middle English *prowlen*, possibly from Old French *proler*, meaning to wander or roam. The ultimate origin is uncertain, though it may be connected to Old French *prol*, meaning "profit" or "gain," suggesting the sense of moving about in search of something. The word entered English by the 13th century with its modern sense of moving stealthily or predatorily.
Hints for April 30, 2024
Each row is the starting word our algorithm picks for that turn count, with the tiles Wordle would have shown in response.
Synonyms of prowl
- lurch
- skulk
- proul
- proll
- rout
- piroot
- range
- peruse
Used in a sentence
The security guard would _____ through the empty parking garage every night checking for intruders.
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