Is GRIME a Wordle Word?

Yes. GRIME is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on December 3, 2021 (#167).

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

What does GRIME mean?

/ɡɹaɪm/

Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.“Underneath all that soot, dirt and grime is the true beauty of the church in soft shades of sandstone.”
A genre of urban music that emerged in London, England, in the early 2000s, primarily a development of UK garage, dancehall, and hip hop.

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

Starter word rating: AverageIn the top 24% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: I, E
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: R, I, E

Hard-mode trap: 7 valid words fit the pattern GRI_E. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.

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