Wordle Answer for October 31, 2024

WEIRD was the Wordle answer for October 31, 2024. If you missed the day or you're looking it up after the fact, this page collects the hints and word context in one place.

The answer

WEIRD

What weird means

Something strange, unexpected, or difficult to explain or understand in a way that seems odd or unsettling.

Where the word comes from

From Old English "wyrd," meaning fate or destiny. The word originally referred to the Fates in Anglo-Saxon belief—supernatural forces controlling human life. By Middle English, it came to mean strange or uncanny, perhaps because fateful events often seemed bizarre or otherworldly. The modern sense of "odd" or "strange" solidified by the 1600s.

Hints for October 31, 2024

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 turnsweirs
Solve in 3 turnswried
Solve in 4 turnswired
Solve in 5 turnswider
Solve in 6 turnswider

Synonyms of weird

  • uncanny
  • strange
  • unusual
  • eldritch
  • supernatural
  • unearthly
  • wyrd

Used in a sentence

The old house had a _____ smell that nobody could quite identify or explain.

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