Mahdist
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A follower or adherent of Mahdism, the belief in the coming of the Islamic messianic leader.
“Mahdist forces besieged Khartoum in 1884 in one of the most famous colonial confrontations.”
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mah·dist
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Ends in -IST, the HDI cluster in the middle is distinctive and rare across Wordle grids
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Worth 13 points, H scores 4 and the -IST suffix pairs well with a blank tile on the board
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