Is BLEAK a Wordle Word?

Yes. BLEAK is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on October 31, 2023 (#864).

Since February 2026, Wordle sometimes reuses past answers, so it could be the answer again.

What does BLEAK mean?

/bliːk/

adjective

  1. Without color; pale; pallid.
  2. Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.“A bleak and bare rock.”
  3. Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.“A bleak future is in store for you.”

Definition from Wiktionary, available under the CC BY-SA license.

BLEAK in Wordle

Starter word rating
AverageIn the top 27% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
E, A
Unique letters
5 of 5
Common letters
L, E, A

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