Is GAVEL a Wordle Word?
Yes. GAVEL is a valid Wordle word.
- Valid guess
- Past answer #1693 · Feb 6, 2026
It was the Wordle answer on February 6, 2026 (#1693).
Since February 2026, Wordle sometimes reuses past answers, so it could be the answer again.
What does GAVEL mean?
/ˈɡa.vəl/
noun
- Rent.
- Usury; interest on money.
- An old Saxon and Welsh form of tenure by which an estate passed, on the holder's death, to all the sons equally.
verb
- To divide or distribute according to the gavel system.
Definition from Wiktionary, available under the CC BY-SA license.
GAVEL in Wordle
- Starter word rating
- AverageIn the top 29% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
- Vowels
- A, E
- Unique letters
- 5 of 5
- Common letters
- A, E, L
Hard-mode trap: 7 valid words fit the pattern
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