Hugo

4 lettersnounmoderate

Updated February 2026

Definition

A masculine given name, variant of Hugh; also refers to Hugo Awards in science fiction.

“Hugo won the literary award for his novel.”

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Proper nouns not typically used in Wordle.

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Worth 8 points, but proper names usually not accepted.

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