Standard Lemma guide

wordle

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ˈwɜː(ɹ)dəl/
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dəl

1

name

Meaning 1

A web-based word game, where players have six attempts to guess a five-letter word, with feedback given for each guess in the form of colored tiles indicating when letters match or occupy the correct position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: trademark

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

One of several pivoted pieces forming the throat of an adjustable die used in drawing wire, lead pipe, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A puzzle from Wordle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Coined in 2021 as a blend of word + Wardle, the surname of the game’s creator and developer, Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle.

Unknown.