Wordle Answer for April 18, 2025
On April 18, 2025, the daily Wordle puzzle resolved to DIRGE. Here's the full breakdown — hints for each turn count, the definition, and the supporting clues we generated when this puzzle was live.
The answer
DIRGE
What dirge means
A slow, mournful song or poem sung or recited at a funeral or in memory of someone who has died.
Where the word comes from
From Middle English *dirge*, shortened from the Office for the Dead in medieval Latin liturgy. The Latin word *dirige* means "direct" (the opening word of the Latin funeral service was "Dirige, Domine"). By the Middle Ages, *dirige* had become the name for the entire funeral rite, and eventually any mournful song or lamentation for the dead.
Hints for April 18, 2025
Each row is the starting word our algorithm picks for that turn count, with the tiles Wordle would have shown in response.
Synonyms of dirge
- lament
- requiem
- threnody
- coronach
Used in a sentence
The funeral service ended with a mournful _____ that left many guests in tears.
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