Wordle Answer for May 31, 2024
Players who opened Wordle on May 31, 2024 were trying to land on CHAOS. 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
CHAOS
What chaos means
A state of complete disorder and confusion where things are not organized or controlled.
Where the word comes from
From Greek *chaos*, originally meaning "gaping void" or "chasm," derived from the root *chainein*, meaning "to gape" or "to yawn open." In early Greek cosmology, Chaos was the primordial emptiness before creation. The word entered Latin as *chaos* and then Middle English and Old French before reaching modern English, where it came to mean disorder or confusion.
Hints for May 31, 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 chaos
- pandemonium
- topsy-turvydom
- topsy-turvyness
- bedlam
Used in a sentence
The kitchen descended into complete _____ when all the children started cooking their own meals simultaneously.
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