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.
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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