Is FREAK a Wordle Word?

Yes. FREAK is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on January 26, 2026 (#1682).

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

What does FREAK mean?

/fɹiːk/

noun

  1. A sudden change of mind
  2. Someone or something that is markedly unusual or unpredictable.“a freak genius”
  3. A hippie.
6 more noun definitions
  1. A drug addict.
  2. (of a person) A nonconformist, especially in appearance, social behavior, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or business practices; an oddball, especially in physiology (i.e., "circus freak"); unique, sometimes in a displeasing way.
  3. A person whose physique has grown far beyond the normal limits of muscular development; often a bodybuilder weighing more than 120 kilos (260 pounds).
  4. An enthusiast, or person who has an obsession with, or extreme knowledge of, something.“Bob's a real video-game freak. He owns every games console of the last ten years.”
  5. (sometimes affectionate) A very sexually perverse individual.“She's a freak in the sack!”
  6. A streak of colour; variegation.

verb

  1. To make greatly distressed and/or a discomposed appearance
  2. To be placed or place someone under the influence of a psychedelic drug
  3. To streak; to variegate
2 more verb definitions
  1. To experience reality withdrawal, or hallucinations (nightmarish), to behave irrational or unconventional due to drug use.
  2. To react extremely or irrationally, usually under distress or discomposure

adjective

  1. Strange, weird, unexpected

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

FREAK in Wordle

Starter word rating
AverageIn the top 20% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
E, A
Unique letters
5 of 5
Common letters
R, E, A

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