Is DEFER a Wordle Word?
Yes. DEFER is a valid Wordle word.
- Valid guess
- Past answer #1554 · Sep 20, 2025
It was the Wordle answer on September 20, 2025 (#1554).
Since February 2026, Wordle sometimes reuses past answers, so it could be the answer again.
What does DEFER mean?
/dɪˈfɜː(ɹ)/
verb
- To delay or postpone“We're going to defer the decision until we have all the facts.”
- After winning the opening coin toss, to postpone until the start of the second half a team's choice of whether to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this choice at the start of the first half).
- To delay, to wait.
Definition from Wiktionary, available under the CC BY-SA license.
DEFER in Wordle
- Starter word rating
- WeakIn the top 69% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
- Vowels
- E
- Unique letters
- 4 of 5Repeats E
- Common letters
- E, R
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