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

Additional contributions by Hayden Hefford, and Rebecca Jones

Updated on April 18, 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.

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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.

Monday 17 April (#667): WHIFF
Sunday 16 April (#666): DWELT
Saturday 15 April (#665): AGONY
Friday 14 April (#664): THIEF
Thursday 13 April (#663): CARAT
Wednesday 12 April (#662): BORAX
Tuesday 11 April (#661): QUALM

All Wordle answers

ABACK
ABASE
ABATE
ABBEY
ABOVE
ABYSS
ACUTE
ADMIT
ADOBE
ADOPT
ADORE
AGAPE
AGATE
AGONY
AGREE
AHEAD
ALBUM
ALIEN
ALIKE
ALLOW
ALOFT
ALONE
ALOUD
ALPHA
ALTAR
ALTER
AMBER
AMPLE
ANGRY
ANTIC
AORTA
APHID
APPLE
APPLY
APRON
APTLY
ARBOR
ARGUE
AROMA
ASIDE
ASKEW
ASSET
ATOLL
ATONE
AUDIT
AVAIL
AVERT
AWAKE
AWFUL
AXIOM
BADGE
BADLY
BAKER
BANAL
BASIC
BATON
BATTY
BAYOU
BEADY
BEEFY
BEGIN
BEING
BELCH
BELIE
BELLY
BENCH
BERTH
BESET
BIOME
BIRTH
BLACK
BLAME
BLAND
BLEED
BLOKE
BLOWN
BLUFF
BLURB
BLURT
BLUSH
BOOBY
BOOST
BOOZE
BOOZY
BORAX
BOUGH
BRAID
BRAKE
BRAVE
BREAD
BREAK
BRIAR
BRIBE
BRINE
BRING
BRINK
BRISK
BUGGY
CACAO
CACHE
CANNY
CARAT
CARGO
CARRY
CATER
CATCH
CAULK
CHAFE
CHAMP
CHANT
CHARD
CHARM
CHEAT
CHEEK
CHEST
CHIEF
CHILL
CHOKE
CHORD
CHUNK
CHUTE
CIDER
CIGAR
CINCH
CIVIC
CLASS
CLEAN
CLICK
CLING
CLOCK
CLOTH
CLOWN
CLUCK
COAST
COLON
COMET
COMMA
CONDO
CONIC
CORNY
COULD
COUNT
COYLY
CRAMP
CRANK
CRASS
CRATE
CRAVE
CRAZE
CRAZY
CREAK
CREDO
CREPT
CRIMP
CROAK
CROSS
CRUST
CYNIC
DANCE
DANDY
DEATH
DEBUG
DELTA
DELVE
DENIM
DEPOT
DEPTH
DIGIT
DODGE
DONOR
DOUBT
DOWRY
DOZEN
DRAIN
DREAM
DRINK
DRIVE
DROLL
DUCHY
DUTCH
DUVET
DWARF
DWELT
EGRET
EJECT
ELDER
ELOPE
ELUDE
EMAIL
ENEMA
ENJOY
EPOCH
EPOXY
EQUAL
ERODE
ERROR
ESSAY
EVADE
EVERY
EXCEL
EXIST
EXTRA
EXULT
FARCE
FAULT
FAVOR
FEAST
FEIGN
FERRY
FEWER
FIELD
FIFTY
FINER
FIRST
FISHY
FIXER
FJORD
FLAIL
FLAIR
FLESH
FLICK
FLING
FLIRT
FLOAT
FLOCK
FLOOD
FLOOR
FLORA
FLOSS
FLOUT
FLUFF
FLUME
FOCAL
FOCUS
FOGGY
FORAY
FORGE
FORGO
FORTH
FOUND
FOYER
FRAME
FRESH
FROCK
FRONT
FROTH
FUNGI
GAMER
GAMMA
GAUDY
GAUZE
GAWKY
GECKO
GIANT
GIRTH
GLASS
GLEAN
GLOAT
GLOOM
GLORY
GLOVE
GLYPH
GOLEM
GONER
GOOSE
GORGE
GOUGE
GRADE
GRATE
GREAT
GREET
GRIME
GRIMY
GRIPE
GROIN
GROUP
GROUT
GROVE
GROWL
GRUEL
GUANO
GUILD
GULLY
HAIRY
HAPPY
HATCH
HAVOC
HEADY
HEATH
HEIST
HELIX
HERON
HINGE
HOARD
HOMER
HORSE
HOWDY
HUMAN
HUMOR
HUMPH
HUNKY
HURRY
HUTCH
HYPER
IMPEL
INANE
INEPT
INERT
INFER
INPUT
INTER
IONIC
IRONY
ISLET
ITCHY
IVORY
JAUNT
JOUST
JUDGE
KARMA
KEBAB
KHAKI
KIOSK
KNOCK
KNOLL
KOALA
LABEL
LABOR
LAPEL
LAPSE
LARVA
LAYER
LEAFY
LEAPT
LEAVE
LEDGE
LEERY
LEMON
LIBEL
LIGHT
LILAC
LINEN
LIVER
LOCUS
LOFTY
LOOPY
LOSER
LOWLY
LUNAR
LUSTY
LYING
MADAM
MAGIC
MAIZE
MAJOR
MANLY
MANOR
MAPLE
MARCH
MARRY
MARSH
MASSE
MATEY
MAXIM
MEALY
MEDAL
MERIT
METAL
MIDGE
MIDST
MIMIC
MINCE
MODEL
MOIST
MOLAR
MONEY
MONTH
MOOSE
MOTOR
MOTTO
MOULT
MOUNT
MOURN
MOVIE
MUCKY
MUMMY
NAIVE
NASTY
NATAL
NAVAL
NEEDY
NIGHT
NINTH
NYMPH
OFFAL
OLIVE
ONSET
OPERA
OTHER
OUGHT
OUTDO
OXIDE
PANEL
PANIC
PAPER
PARER
PARRY
PATTY
PAUSE
PEACH
PERCH
PERKY
PHASE
PHOTO
PICKY
PIETY
PILOT
PINEY
PINKY
PINTO
PITHY
PIXIE
PLANT
PLEAT
PLUCK
POINT
POISE
POKER
POLKA
POUND
POWER
PRICK
PRIDE
PRIME
PRIMO
PRINT
PRIZE
PROBE
PROVE
PROXY
PULPY
PURGE
QUALM
QUART
QUERY
QUIET
QUIRK
RADIO
RAINY
RATIO
REACT
REBUS
REBUT
RECAP
REGAL
RENEW
REPAY
RETCH
RETRO
REVEL
RHINO
RHYME
RIPER
RIVAL
ROBIN
ROBOT
ROGUE
ROOMY
ROUGE
ROUND
ROYAL
RUDDY
RUDER
RUPEE
RUSTY
SAINT
SALAD
SALSA
SAUTE
SCALD
SCARE
SCOLD
SCORN
SCOUR
SCRAP
SEDAN
SEEDY
SERVE
SEVER
SHAKE
SHALL
SHAME
SHARD
SHAWL
SHINE
SHIRE
SHIRK
SHOWN
SHOWY
SHRUB
SHRUG
SIEGE
SISSY
SKILL
SKIRT
SLATE
SLEEK
SLOSH
SLOTH
SLUMP
SLUNG
SMART
SMASH
SMEAR
SMELT
SMITE
SNAFU
SNARL
SNEAK
SNOUT
SOGGY
SOLAR
SOLVE
SONIC
SOUND
SOWER
SPADE
SPELL
SPEND
SPICY
SPIEL
SPIKE
SPILL
SPIRE
SPOKE
SPRAY
SQUAD
SQUAT
STAFF
STAGE
STAID
STAIR
STALE
STAND
START
STEAD
STEED
STEIN
STICK
STING
STINK
STOCK
STOMP
STOOL
STORE
STORY
STOUT
STOVE
STUDY
SUGAR
SURER
SURLY
SWEAT
SWEEP
SWEET
SWILL
SWIRL
SYRUP
TACIT
TANGY
TAPER
TAPIR
TASTY
TAUNT
TEASE
TEPID
THEIR
THEME
THERE
THIEF
THIRD
THORN
THOSE
THUMB
THYME
TIARA
TIBIA
TIGER
TILDE
TIPSY
TODAY
TORSO
TOTEM
TOUGH
TOXIC
TRACE
TRAIN
TRAIT
TRASH
TRAWL
TREAT
TREND
TRIAD
TRICE
TRITE
TROLL
TROPE
TROVE
TRUSS
TRYST
TWANG
TWEED
TWICE
TWINE
ULCER
ULTRA
UNDER
UNDUE
UNFED
UNFIT
UNIFY
UNITE
UNLIT
UNMET
UNTIE
UPSET
USAGE
USHER
USING
USUAL
USURP
VAGUE
VALET
VALID
VIGOR
VIRAL
VITAL
VIVID
VODKA
VOICE
VOTER
VOUCH
WACKY
WALTZ
WASTE
WATCH
WEARY
WEDGE
WHACK
WHELP
WHERE
WHIFF
WHINE
WHOOP
WINCE
WOKEN
WOOER
WORLD
WORRY
WORSE
WOVEN
WROTE
WRUNG
YACHT
YEARN
YIELD
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.

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.