Is GONER a Wordle Word?

Yes. GONER is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on September 13, 2021 (#86).

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

What does GONER mean?

/ˈɡɒnə(ɹ)/

Someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case.“I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work.”

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

Starter word rating: GoodIn the top 10% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: O, E
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: O, E, R

Hard-mode trap: 8 valid words fit the pattern _ONER. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.

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