Welp, if that last clue didn’t ring a bell, then you’re here for the answer. Well, the answer to Wordle #555 (December 26, 2022) is the word “judge.” Let’s unpack the hints in the reverse chronological order. The comic book character I’m talking about here is Judge Dredd. The original “Judge Dredd” came out in 1995.
It rhymes with the word fudge, the sweet delicacy hinted above. As for the actor who played Kratos in the “God of War” series of games, it’s Christopher Judge. Now, let’s jump into some etymological fun, because history is fun. Judge traces its roots to the Anglo-French word “juger,” which means “to judge” or “to pass an opinion” in its verb form. The noun goes back to the mid-14th century old English word for the public officer tasked with administering law. According to Merriam-Webster, it also dates back to Hebrew for govern or rule, “used of a Hebrew tribal leader.”
