Is FLAKY a Wordle Word?

Yes. FLAKY is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on January 29, 2026 (#1685).

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

What does FLAKY mean?

/ˈfleɪkiː/

adjective

  1. Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
  2. (of a person) Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.
  3. (of a thing) Unreliable; working only on an intermittent basis; likely to malfunction.“I cannot enjoy the online game because of my flaky Internet connection.”

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

FLAKY in Wordle

Starter word rating
WeakIn the top 74% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
A
Unique letters
5 of 5
Common letters
L, A

Letter ratings use how often each letter appears in Wordle answers.

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