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ORION

ORION can appear in our practice games, but it is not in the Wordle guess list or possible-answer list used here.

Every letter in ORION is common among possible answers (R appears in 36% of them), so the spelling can look convincing. Wordle does not currently accept it as a guess.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /əˈɹaɪ.ən//ɒˈɹaɪ.ən//əʊˈɹaɪ.ən/

Proper noun: A giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis.
Proper noun: A constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.

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ORION in Connections

1 recorded appearance in completed main-edition puzzles through 2026-10-22. A category label alone does not establish a word's meaning.

2024-03-18 · Puzzle #281
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ORION appeared in CONSTELLATIONS (green group).

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O___N O in the 1st position and N in the 5th position O_I__ O in the 1st position and I in the 3rd position _R__N R in the 2nd position and N in the 5th position

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What is ORION's Wordle status?: ORION can appear in our practice games, but it is not in the Wordle guess list or possible-answer list used here.
Can I play ORION in Wordle?: No. The Wordle guess list used here does not include ORION. The live game may update its list over time.
What does ORION mean?: ORION: A giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis.

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