Is HYENA a Wordle Word?
Yes. HYENA is a valid Wordle word.
- Valid guess
- Past answer #1268 · Dec 8, 2024
It was the Wordle answer on December 8, 2024 (#1268).
Since February 2026, Wordle sometimes reuses past answers, so it could be the answer again.
What does HYENA mean?
/haɪˈiːnə/
noun
- Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the subfamily Hyaeninae (genera Hyaena and Crocuta), native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.
- (Sub-Saharan Africa) A man that performs ritualized sex acts with recently widowed women and menarchal girls.
Definition from Wiktionary, available under the CC BY-SA license.
HYENA in Wordle
- Starter word rating
- AverageIn the top 15% 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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