Wordle Answer for March 5, 2025
Players who opened Wordle on March 5, 2025 were trying to land on SCRUM. 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
SCRUM
What scrum means
A disorderly crowd of people pushing together, or in rugby, a tight formation where players pack closely to compete for the ball.
Where the word comes from
A rugby term that emerged in the late 19th century, "scrum" likely derives from the noun "scrummage," which itself came from a dialectal alteration of "scrimmage"—meaning a confused struggle or skirmish. "Scrimmage" traces back through Middle English and possibly Old French origins. The word was adopted by rugby players to describe the tight pack formation where forwards compete for the ball, and "scrum" became its shortened form.
Hints for March 5, 2025
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Synonyms of scrum
- loose scrum
- scrumdown
- scramb
- scrummager
- scrummaging machine
- scrumbase
- scrap
- scrumble
Used in a sentence
The rugby players gathered in a tight _____ to fight for possession of the ball.
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