Wordle Answer for May 28, 2025
The Wordle for May 28, 2025 solved to POLAR. Below are the starting-word hints for every turn count, plus the meaning and origin of the word itself.
The answer
POLAR
What polar means
Relating to or located at the North or South Pole, or involving opposite extremes that are as far apart as possible.
Where the word comes from
From Medieval Latin *polaris*, meaning "of the pole," derived from Latin *polus*, meaning "pole" or "axis." This came from Greek *polos*, which originally referred to the axis around which something rotates, then extended to mean the celestial poles. The Greek word may trace to an Indo-European root meaning "to turn" or "rotate."
Hints for May 28, 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 polar
- gelid
- crucial
- frigid
- cold
- important
- pivotal
- different
- diametric
Used in a sentence
The explorer's _____ expedition took her across the frozen Arctic wasteland for months.
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