Wordle Answer for October 30, 2025
Players who opened Wordle on October 30, 2025 were trying to land on LATHE. 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
LATHE
What lathe means
A machine tool that spins a workpiece rapidly while a cutting tool shapes it, commonly used to create cylindrical or rounded objects from wood, metal, or plastic.
Where the word comes from
From Middle English *lathe*, likely from Old Norse *laðr*, meaning a tool or instrument for shaping. The Norse word may be related to Old English *læth*, meaning "scythe" or a cutting tool. The machine we know today—a rotating device for shaping wood and metal—took its name from this ancient tool-word, with the modern sense developing during the Industrial Revolution.
Hints for October 30, 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 lathe
- ride
- round
- walk
- tour
- turn
- tower
- trick
- ballot
Used in a sentence
The woodworker carefully shaped the wooden spindle on the _____ before sanding it smooth.
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