Is DELAY a Wordle Word?
Yes. DELAY is a valid Wordle word.
- Valid guess
- Past answer #1158 · Aug 20, 2024
It was the Wordle answer on August 20, 2024 (#1158).
Since February 2026, Wordle sometimes reuses past answers, so it could be the answer again.
What does DELAY mean?
/dɪˈleɪ/
noun
- A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.“the delay before the echo of a sound”
- An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
verb
- To put off until a later time; to defer.
- To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time.“The mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.”
- To allay; to temper.
Definition from Wiktionary, available under the CC BY-SA license.
DELAY in Wordle
- Starter word rating
- AverageIn the top 11% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
- Vowels
- E, A
- Unique letters
- 5 of 5
- Common letters
- E, L, A
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