Wordle Answer for May 21, 2025
Players who opened Wordle on May 21, 2025 were trying to land on ALARM. 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
ALARM
What alarm means
A feeling of fear or sudden worry caused by the awareness of danger, or a device that makes a loud sound to alert or wake someone.
Where the word comes from
From Old French *alarme*, meaning a call to arms. This came from Italian *all'arme* ("to arms"), a phrase combining the preposition *a* (to) with *l'arme* (the weapons), from Latin *arma*. The word entered English in the 14th century, initially describing a warning cry in battle, then broadened to mean any sudden warning of danger.
Hints for May 21, 2025
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Synonyms of alarm
- dismay
- appall
- consternation
- appal
- alarum
- horrify
- alarm system
- alarm clock
Used in a sentence
The smoke detector's sudden _____ woke everyone in the house at three in the morning.
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