Is BADLY a Wordle Word?
Yes. BADLY is a valid Wordle word.
- Valid guess
- Past answer #146 · Nov 12, 2021
It was the Wordle answer on November 12, 2021 (#146).
Since February 2026, Wordle sometimes reuses past answers, so it could be the answer again.
What does BADLY mean?
/ˈbæd.li/
adjective
- Ill, unwell.“He's never badly.”
adverb
- In a bad manner.
- Very much; to a great degree.“I want it so badly.”
Definition from Wiktionary, available under the CC BY-SA license.
BADLY in Wordle
- Starter word rating
- WeakIn the top 60% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
- Vowels
- A
- Unique letters
- 5 of 5
- Common letters
- A, L
Letter ratings use how often each letter appears in Wordle answers.
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