Is FLUNK a Wordle Word?

Yes. FLUNK is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on August 29, 2024 (#1167).

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

What does FLUNK mean?

/flʌŋk/

Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.“He flunked math, again.”
Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.“Unsatisfied with Fred's progress, the teacher flunked him.”
To shirk (a task or duty).

1 more verb definition

To back out through fear. (Commonly in the phrase 'flunk it', the 'it' referring to a specific task avoided; sometimes without specific reference describing a person's attitude to life in general.)

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

Starter word rating: WeakIn the top 89% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: U
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: L

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