Is HEAVY a Wordle Word?

Yes. HEAVY is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on February 22, 2024 (#978).

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

What does HEAVY mean?

/ˈhe.vi/

noun

  1. A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.“With his wrinkled, uneven face, the actor always seemed to play the heavy in films.”
  2. A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.“A fight started outside the bar but the heavies came out and stopped it.”
  3. A large multi-engined aircraft. (The term heavy normally follows the call-sign when used by air traffic controllers.)

verb

  1. (often with "up") To make heavier.
  2. To sadden.
  3. To use power and/or wealth to exert influence on, e.g., governments or corporations; to pressure.“The union was well known for the methods it used to heavy many businesses.”

adjective

  1. (of a physical object) Having great weight.
  2. (of a topic) Serious, somber.
  3. Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive.“heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc.”
18 more adjective definitions
  1. Good.“This film is heavy.”
  2. (late 1960s, 1970s) Profound.“The Moody Blues are, like, heavy.”
  3. (of a rate of flow) High, great.
  4. Armed.“Come heavy, or not at all.”
  5. Louder, more distorted.“Metal is heavier than swing.”
  6. (of weather) Hot and humid.
  7. (of a person) Doing the specified activity more intensely than most other people.“He was a heavy sleeper, a heavy eater and a heavy smoker – certainly not an ideal husband.”
  8. (of food) High in fat or protein; difficult to digest.“Cheese-stuffed sausage is too heavy to eat before exercising.”
  9. Of great force, power, or intensity; deep or intense.“it was a heavy storm;  a heavy slumber in bed;  a heavy punch”
  10. Laden to a great extent.“his eyes were heavy with sleep;  she was heavy with child”
  11. Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with grief, pain, disappointment, etc.
  12. Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid.“a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, etc.”
  13. Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey.“a heavy road; a heavy soil”
  14. Not raised or leavened.“heavy bread”
  15. (of wines or spirits) Having much body or strength.
  16. With child; pregnant.
  17. Containing one or more isotopes that are heavier than the normal one
  18. (petroleum) with high viscosity

adverb

  1. In a heavy manner; weightily; heavily; gravely.“heavy laden with their sins”
  2. To a great degree; greatly.
  3. Very

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

HEAVY in Wordle

Starter word rating
AverageIn the top 39% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
E, A
Unique letters
5 of 5
Common letters
E, A

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