The answer to Wordle #687 was

GHOUL

GHOUL: A demon said to feed on corpses.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Letter difficulty: Easy

Its letter pattern is relatively straightforward.

Compare past puzzle difficulty →

How difficult was it for the solver?

In a replay of past puzzles, Wordle #687 scores 61/100 for solver difficulty (middle of the pack).

271 Possible answers after CRANE
88 Possible answers after SLATE
190 Possible answers after ADIEU
3 Guesses in the solver replay

This compares past puzzles under the same solver settings; it does not measure how players performed. Compare more puzzles →

Solver replay

One route our solver takes from its usual opening word to GHOUL.

The solver reaches the answer in 3 guesses.

Common questions

What was the Wordle answer for May 7, 2023?
The Wordle answer for May 7, 2023 (puzzle #687) was GHOUL.
What does GHOUL mean?
GHOUL: A demon said to feed on corpses.
Why was Wordle #687 tricky?
GHOUL is rated easy for letter difficulty. Its letter pattern is relatively straightforward.

Solving today's puzzle?