Wordle Answer for May 25, 2025
Players who opened Wordle on May 25, 2025 were trying to land on GRIFT. 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
GRIFT
What grift means
A swindle or fraud in which someone deceives another person to gain money or advantage through deceptive or dishonest means.
Where the word comes from
Grift emerged in early 20th-century American slang, likely from Yiddish *grifn* or German *greifen*, meaning "to grab" or "to seize." The term originally referred to petty theft or swindling, eventually broadening to describe any con game or dishonest scheme where someone exploits another person for money.
Hints for May 25, 2025
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Synonyms of grift
- cheat
- shortchange
- rob
- con
- pinch
- screw
- quiff
- gleek
Used in a sentence
The con artist's _____ involved convincing elderly people to invest in fake retirement schemes.
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