Wordle Answer for May 18, 2025

Players who opened Wordle on May 18, 2025 were trying to land on LIVID. 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

LIVID

What livid means

Extremely angry or furious, often to the point of being unable to control one's emotions or reactions.

Where the word comes from

From Latin *lividus*, meaning "bluish" or "black-and-blue," derived from *livere*, "to be black or blue." The word originally described bruises or discolored skin, then extended to describe an angry, flushed complexion. English borrowed it in the 1600s, eventually generalizing it to mean intensely angry or furious, though the sense of a pale, grayish color persists in some contexts.

Hints for May 18, 2025

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 turnslived
Solve in 3 turnscivil
Solve in 4 turnsvalid
Solve in 5 turnsiliad
Solve in 6 turnsdrive

Synonyms of livid

  • light
  • ashen
  • white
  • angry
  • blanched
  • injured
  • bloodless
  • colorless

Used in a sentence

The customer was absolutely _____ after discovering the restaurant had overcharged him by fifty dollars.

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