Is GLEAN a Wordle Word?

Yes. GLEAN is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on August 11, 2022 (#418).

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

What does GLEAN mean?

/ɡliːn/

noun

  1. A collection made by gleaning.

verb

  1. To collect (grain, grapes, etc.) left behind after the main harvest or gathering.
  2. To gather what is left in (a field or vineyard).“to glean a field”
  3. To gather information in small amounts, with implied difficulty, bit by bit.
1 more verb definition
  1. To frugally accumulate resources from low-yield contexts.

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

GLEAN in Wordle

Starter word rating
GoodIn the top 9% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
E, A
Unique letters
5 of 5
Common letters
L, E, A

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