Past Wordle answers: An archive of previously used words in Wordle

Here's an archive of previous Wordle words

Guide by Ollie Toms Guides Editor

Updated on Dec. 21, 2023

Looking for an archive of past Wordle answers? Wordle has become something of a household name in browser-based games over the past year, its daily puzzles prompting the entire internet to stretch their lexical muscles, scratch their brains, and compare notes online after their six guesses are complete.

Hundreds of Wordle puzzles have passed since the game was first unleashed onto the world, and there's now a burgeoning repository of words that now cannot be used for any future Wordle puzzles. If you're looking for an up-to-date alphabetical list of all previous Wordle answers, check out our list below. You can also keep scrolling for a primer on how Wordle works for the uninitiated.

Looking for today's solution? Check out the Wordle hint and answer for Thursday 21st December!

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Past Wordle answers

Below you can find our list of the most recent previous Wordle solutions, both so you can see what Wordle is all about, and so you know which words to avoid guessing for future Wordles.

Wednesday 20 December (#914): SMALL
Tuesday 19 December (#913): TABLE
Monday 18 December (#912): FUNNY
Sunday 17 December (#911): BACON
Saturday 16 December (#910): GLOBE
Friday 15 December (#909): TOPIC
Thursday 14 December (#908): WOULD

All Wordle answers

ABACK
ABASE
ABATE
ABBEY
ABOUT
ABOVE
ABYSS
ACRID
ACTOR
ACUTE
ADAPT
ADMIT
ADOBE
ADOPT
ADORE
ADULT
AGAIN
AGAPE
AGATE
AGENT
AGILE
AGLOW
AGONY
AGREE
AHEAD
ALBUM
ALIEN
ALIKE
ALLOW
ALOFT
ALONE
ALOUD
ALPHA
ALTAR
ALTER
AMBER
AMISS
AMPLE
ANGEL
ANGER
ANGRY
ANODE
ANTIC
AORTA
APHID
APPLE
APPLY
APRON
APTLY
ARBOR
ARDOR
ARGUE
AROMA
ASIDE
ASKEW
ASSET
ATOLL
ATONE
AUDIO
AUDIT
AVAIL
AVERT
AWAIT
AWAKE
AWFUL
AXIOM
AZURE
BACON
BADGE
BADLY
BAGEL
BAKER
BALSA
BANAL
BARGE
BASIC
BATHE
BATON
BATTY
BAYOU
BEACH
BEADY
BEAST
BEEFY
BEGET
BEGIN
BEING
BELCH
BELIE
BELLY
BELOW
BENCH
BERET
BERTH
BESET
BINGE
BIOME
BIRCH
BIRTH
BLACK
BLAME
BLAND
BLEAK
BLEED
BLEEP
BLOKE
BLOWN
BLUFF
BLURB
BLURT
BLUSH
BOOBY
BOOST
BOOZE
BOOZY
BORAX
BOUGH
BRAID
BRAKE
BRASH
BRAVE
BREAD
BREAK
BRIAR
BRIBE
BRIDE
BRINE
BRING
BRINK
BRISK
BROKE
BROOK
BROOM
BRUSH
BUGGY
BULLY
BUNCH
BURLY
CACAO
CACHE
CANDY
CANNY
CANOE
CAPER
CARAT
CARGO
CARRY
CAROL
CATCH
CATER
CAULK
CAUSE
CEDAR
CHAFE
CHAIN
CHAMP
CHANT
CHARD
CHARM
CHART
CHEAT
CHEEK
CHEST
CHIEF
CHILL
CHIME
CHOIR
CHOKE
CHORD
CHUNK
CHUTE
CIDER
CIGAR
CINCH
CIRCA
CIVIC
CLASS
CLEAN
CLEAR
CLERK
CLICK
CLING
CLOCK
CLOSE
CLOTH
CLOWN
CLUCK
COACH
COAST
COCOA
COLON
COMET
COMMA
CONDO
CONIC
CORNY
COULD
COUNT
COVET
COWER
COYLY
CRAMP
CRANE
CRANK
CRASS
CRATE
CRAVE
CRAZE
CRAZY
CREAK
CREDO
CREPT
CRIME
CRIMP
CROAK
CRONE
CROSS
CRUMB
CRUST
CURLY
CYNIC
DADDY
DANCE
DANDY
DEATH
DEBUG
DELTA
DELVE
DENIM
DEPOT
DEPTH
DIGIT
DINER
DISCO
DITTO
DODGE
DONOR
DONUT
DOUBT
DOWRY
DOZEN
DRAIN
DREAM
DRINK
DRIVE
DROLL
DROOP
DUCHY
DUTCH
DUVET
DWARF
DWELL
DWELT
EARTH
EGRET
EJECT
ELDER
ELOPE
ELUDE
EMAIL
EMPTY
ENEMA
ENJOY
ENNUI
ENTER
EPOCH
EPOXY
EQUAL
ERODE
ERROR
ESSAY
ETHIC
ETHOS
EVADE
EVERY
EXACT
EXCEL
EXERT
EXIST
EXTRA
EXULT
FARCE
FAULT
FAVOR
FEAST
FEIGN
FERRY
FEWER
FIELD
FIEND
FIFTY
FINER
FIRST
FISHY
FIXER
FJORD
FLAIL
FLAIR
FLANK
FLARE
FLASK
FLESH
FLICK
FLING
FLIRT
FLOAT
FLOCK
FLOOD
FLOOR
FLORA
FLOSS
FLOUT
FLUFF
FLUME
FLYER
FOCAL
FOCUS
FOGGY
FOLLY
FORAY
FORGE
FORGO
FORTH
FOUND
FOYER
FRAME
FRANK
FRESH
FROCK
FRONT
FROST
FROTH
FROZE
FUNGI
FUNNY
GAMER
GAMMA
GAUDY
GAUZE
GAWKY
GECKO
GENRE
GHOUL
GIANT
GIDDY
GIRTH
GIVEN
GLASS
GLAZE
GLEAN
GLOAT
GLOBE
GLOOM
GLORY
GLOVE
GLYPH
GNASH
GOLEM
GONER
GOOSE
GORGE
GOUGE
GRADE
GRAIL
GRAND
GRAPH
GRATE
GREAT
GREEN
GREET
GRIEF
GRIME
GRIMY
GRIPE
GROIN
GROUP
GROUT
GROVE
GROWL
GRUEL
GUANO
GUARD
GUEST
GUIDE
GUILD
GULLY
GUPPY
HAIRY
HAPPY
HATCH
HATER
HAVOC
HEADY
HEART
HEATH
HEIST
HELIX
HELLO
HERON
HINGE
HOARD
HOBBY
HOMER
HORDE
HORSE
HOTEL
HOUND
HOUSE
HOWDY
HUMAN
HUMID
HUMOR
HUMPH
HUNKY
HURRY
HUTCH
HYPER
IGLOO
IMPEL
INANE
INDEX
INEPT
INERT
INFER
INPUT
INTER
IONIC
IRATE
IRONY
ISLET
ITCHY
IVORY
JAUNT
JAZZY
JOKER
JOUST
JUDGE
KARMA
KAYAK
KAZOO
KEBAB
KHAKI
KIOSK
KNEEL
KNELT
KNOCK
KNOLL
KOALA
LABEL
LABOR
LAPEL
LAPSE
LARVA
LATTE
LAYER
LEAFY
LEAKY
LEAPT
LEASH
LEAVE
LEDGE
LEERY
LEMON
LIBEL
LIGHT
LILAC
LIMIT
LINEN
LIVER
LOCUS
LOFTY
LOGIC
LOOPY
LOSER
LOVER
LOWLY
LOYAL
LUCKY
LUNAR
LUSTY
LYING
MADAM
MAGIC
MAGMA
MAIZE
MAJOR
MANIA
MANLY
MANOR
MAPLE
MARCH
MARRY
MARSH
MASON
MASSE
MATEY
MAXIM
MAYBE
MEALY
MEANT
MEDAL
MERCY
MERIT
MERRY
METAL
METRO
MIDGE
MIDST
MIMIC
MINCE
MODEL
MOIST
MOLAR
MONEY
MONTH
MOOSE
MOSSY
MOTOR
MOTTO
MOULT
MOUNT
MOURN
MOUSE
MOVIE
MUCKY
MUMMY
MUSIC
NAIVE
NANNY
NASTY
NATAL
NAVAL
NEEDY
NIGHT
NINJA
NINTH
NOBLE
NOISE
NYMPH
OCCUR
OCEAN
OFFAL
OLDER
OLIVE
ONION
ONSET
OPERA
OTHER
OUGHT
OUTDO
OXIDE
PANEL
PANIC
PAPER
PARER
PARRY
PARTY
PATTY
PAUSE
PEACE
PEACH
PERCH
PERKY
PHASE
PHONY
PHOTO
PIANO
PICKY
PIETY
PILOT
PINEY
PINKY
PINTO
PIQUE
PITHY
PIXEL
PIXIE
PLANK
PLANT
PLATE
PLAZA
PLEAT
PLUCK
PLUNK
POINT
POISE
POKER
POLKA
POLYP
POUND
POWER
PRICK
PRIDE
PRIME
PRIMO
PRINT
PRIZE
PROBE
PROVE
PROXY
PULPY
PURGE
QUALM
QUART
QUEEN
QUERY
QUEST
QUEUE
QUICK
QUIET
QUIRK
QUOTE
RADIO
RAINY
RAMEN
RANCH
RANGE
RATIO
RAYON
REACT
REBUS
REBUT
RECAP
REGAL
RENEW
REPAY
RESIN
RETCH
RETRO
RETRY
REVEL
RHINO
RHYME
RIGHT
RIPER
RIVAL
ROBIN
ROBOT
ROCKY
RODEO
ROGUE
ROOMY
ROUGE
ROUND
ROUSE
ROYAL
RUDDY
RUDER
RUPEE
RUSTY
SAINT
SALAD
SALSA
SASSY
SAUTE
SCALD
SCARE
SCARF
SCOLD
SCOPE
SCORN
SCOUR
SCOUT
SCRAP
SCRUB
SEDAN
SEEDY
SERVE
SEVER
SHAKE
SHALL
SHAME
SHARD
SHARP
SHAWL
SHIFT
SHINE
SHIRE
SHIRK
SHORN
SHOWN
SHOWY
SHRUB
SHRUG
SHYLY
SIEGE
SIGHT
SISSY
SKILL
SKIMP
SKIRT
SKUNK
SLATE
SLEEK
SLEEP
SLOSH
SLOTH
SLUMP
SLUNG
SMALL
SMART
SMASH
SMEAR
SMELT
SMILE
SMIRK
SMITE
SNACK
SNAFU
SNAIL
SNAKY
SNARE
SNARL
SNEAK
SNOUT
SOGGY
SOLAR
SOLID
SOLVE
SONIC
SOUND
SOWER
SPACE
SPADE
SPELL
SPEND
SPENT
SPICE
SPICY
SPIEL
SPIKE
SPILL
SPIRE
SPLAT
SPOKE
SPRAY
SPURT
SQUAD
SQUAT
STAFF
STAGE
STAID
STAIR
STALE
STAND
START
STEAD
STEED
STEIN
STICK
STING
STINK
STOCK
STOMP
STONE
STOOL
STORE
STORY
STOUT
STOVE
STRAP
STRAW
STUDY
STYLE
SUGAR
SULKY
SURER
SURLY
SUSHI
SWEAT
SWEEP
SWEET
SWILL
SWINE
SWIRL
SYRUP
TABLE
TACIT
TAKEN
TANGY
TAPER
TAPIR
TARDY
TASTE
TASTY
TAUNT
TAWNY
TEASE
TEMPO
TENTH
TEPID
THEIR
THEME
THERE
THESE
THIEF
THINK
THIRD
THORN
THOSE
THROW
THUMB
THUMP
THYME
TIARA
TIBIA
TIGER
TILDE
TIPSY
TODAY
TONIC
TOPAZ
TOPIC
TORSO
TOTEM
TOUGH
TOXIC
TRACE
TRACT
TRADE
TRAIN
TRAIT
TRASH
TRAWL
TREAT
TREND
TRIAD
TRICE
TRITE
TROLL
TROPE
TROVE
TRUSS
TRUST
TRUTH
TRYST
TWANG
TWEED
TWICE
TWINE
ULCER
ULTRA
UNCLE
UNDER
UNDUE
UNFED
UNFIT
UNIFY
UNITE
UNLIT
UNMET
UNTIE
UNTIL
UNZIP
UPSET
USAGE
USHER
USING
USUAL
USURP
UTTER
VAGUE
VALET
VALID
VENOM
VERVE
VIGOR
VIOLA
VIRAL
VITAL
VIVID
VODKA
VOICE
VOTER
VOUCH
WACKY
WALTZ
WASTE
WATCH
WEARY
WEDGE
WHACK
WHALE
WHEEL
WHELP
WHERE
WHIFF
WHILE
WHINE
WHIRL
WHISK
WHOOP
WINCE
WINDY
WOKEN
WOMAN
WOOER
WORDY
WORLD
WORRY
WORSE
WORST
WOULD
WOVEN
WRATH
WRITE
WRONG
WROTE
WRUNG
YACHT
YEARN
YIELD
YOUNG
YOUTH
ZESTY

Wordle doesn't repeat words if it can help it. Perhaps one day the New York Times will need to start recycling old words, but there's an awful lot of viable five-letter words to choose from, so for now you can feel free to use this archive to check if the word you're about to guess has already been used previously, and therefore cannot be the solution to today's puzzle.

Looking for another daily word game as good as Wordle but different? Check out NYT's other game Connections, with the help of our Connections hint and answer for Thursday 21st December!

An example of a Wordle game. The words from top to bottom are: Hello, Hotel, Hover, Homer.

What is Wordle?

Wordle is a little daily word game that takes place on a grid. The aim is to guess the hidden five-letter word for that day, and you do that by entering in five-letter words as guesses.

With each guess you enter, the tiles of some letters may light up yellow or green, giving you information about whether any of the letters you've used appear in the solution word:

Green: Green means that letter appears in the same place in the solution word.
Yellow: Yellow means the letter appears in the solution word, but in a different position.
Grey: Grey means that letter does not appear in the solution word.

Using this information you can slowly learn more about which letters are in the solution word, hopefully giving you the information you need to guess it correctly. You have six guesses in total: if you don't find the solution word by your sixth guess, then you've lost that day's Wordle.

You can only play one Wordle per day. So once you've completed today's Wordle, you'll have to wait until tomorrow to play again. If you want to get off to a good start, be sure to check out our list of the best starting words for Wordle.

If you're looking to play more Wordle-like games without having to wait for the next day, Graham has been out scouring the interwebs for great Wordle-inspired puzzles to play. There's Absurdle, which is comprised entirely of curse words; there's Worldle, in which you must guess a country of the world based on its shape; there's Waffle, which is about swapping letters in a completed grid to complete all the words; there's also Moviedle, which shows you an entire movie in a tiny space of time and challenges you to guess the movie within six guesses; and there's Quordle, which tasks you with solving four Wordles at once with the same guesses.

Use our Wordle Solver tool to help you figure out the answer to any Wordle in moments! Just pop your current guesses in the grid and watch the tool instantly give you all the potential answers.