EERIE
What does "EERIE" mean?
Strange and frightening in a way that suggests the supernatural.
Meanings
- Uncanny, weird, and unsettling, often hinting at something supernatural. An eerie silence fell over the fog-bound harbor.
Word origin
From Middle English 'eri', meaning fearful or timid, from Old English 'earg' (cowardly); the sense flipped from feeling fear to inspiring it.
Remember it
EERIE has two E's staring like wide eyes - 'EE' wide open in the dark.
A little poem
The empty swing moves-
no wind, no child, no reason,
just the chain's slow creak.
haiku
Wordplay
- I heard a ghost story set on a Pennsylvania lake. It was Lake Erie - genuinely eerie.
What it teaches
What feels eerie is often just the familiar with one small rule quietly broken.
Quick facts
What does EERIE mean?
Strange and frightening in a way that suggests the supernatural.
Is EERIE a valid word?
Yes — EERIE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is EERIE?
EERIE has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does EERIE come from?
From Middle English 'eri', meaning fearful or timid, from Old English 'earg' (cowardly); the sense flipped from feeling fear to inspiring it.
What can EERIE teach us?
What feels eerie is often just the familiar with one small rule quietly broken.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.