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.

Solve in 2 turnssolar
Solve in 3 turnsporal
Solve in 4 turnsroyal
Solve in 5 turnsparol
Solve in 6 turnsparol

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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