Is FLAKE a Wordle Word?

Yes. FLAKE is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on August 2, 2024 (#1140).

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

What does FLAKE mean?

A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything“There were a few flakes of paint on the floor from when we were painting the walls.”
A scale of a fish or similar animal
A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone.

3 more noun definitions

A person who is impractical, flighty, unreliable, or inconsistent; especially with maintaining a living.“She makes pleasant conversation, but she's kind of a flake when it comes time for action.”
A carnation with only two colours in the flower, the petals having large stripes.
A flat turn or tier of rope.

To break or chip off in a flake.“The paint flaked off after only a year.”
To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through.“He said he'd come and help, but he flaked.”
To store an item such as rope or sail in layers“The line is flaked into the container for easy attachment and deployment.”

1 more verb definition

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

Starter word rating: AverageIn the top 31% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: A, E
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: L, A, E

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