WORLD

Meaning

(with "the") Human collective existence; existence in general.

“There will always be lovers, till the world’s end.”

• verbTo consider or cause to be considered from a global perspective; to consider as a global whole, rather than making or focussing on national or other distinctions; compare globalise.

WORLD as a word-puzzle answer

WORLD is a 5-letter word with 1 vowel (O) and 4 consonants (W, R, L, D). Every letter is distinct, so it rarely punishes a clean opening guess.

It leans on high-frequency letters (O, R), so a strong vowel-and-common-consonant opener tends to light up quickly. Watch for the less-common letter W — saving a guess to test it once the vowels are placed is usually the fastest route.

WORLD by the numbers

Across the 1,734 curated answers in the Wordocious bank, R appears in 37% of answers (the 3rd most common letter), O appears in 30% of answers (the 5th most common letter), L appears in 26% of answers (the 8th most common letter). 11 other answers share the opening “WO-”, so two green tiles up front still leave real guessing to do.

Difficulty: 2/5 — approachable, because it uses at least one genuinely rare letter.

Near misses

One letter away in the answer bank: WOULD. Each of these turns four tiles green against WORLD — the classic endgame squeeze where spending a guess on the differing letter beats burning attempts on hope.

Put it to use

Words like WORLD are exactly what the daily puzzles throw at you. Warm up in Practice, race the clock in the Daily Challenge, or study the best starting words before your next run. New to the multi-board modes? The mode guides cover all nine.