Is ISSUE a Wordle Word?

Yes. ISSUE is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on August 18, 2025 (#1521).

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

What does ISSUE mean?

/ˈɪsjuː/

noun

  1. The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow, particularly:
  2. Someone or something that flows out or comes out, particularly:
  3. The means or opportunity by which something flows or comes out, particularly:
7 more noun definitions
  1. The place where something flows or comes out, an outlet, particularly:
  2. The action or an instance of sending something out, particularly:“The issue of the directive from the treasury prompted the central bank's most recent issue of currency.”
  3. Any question or situation to be resolved, particularly:“Please stand by. We are having technical issues.”
  4. The action or an instance of concluding something, particularly:
  5. The end result of an event or events, any result or outcome, particularly:
  6. The action or an instance of feeling some emotion.
  7. The action or an instance of leaving any state or condition.

verb

  1. To flow out, to proceed from, to come out or from.“The rents issuing from the land permitted him to live as a man of independent means.”
  2. To rush out, to sally forth.“The men issued from the town and attacked the besiegers.”
  3. To extend into, to open onto.“The road issues into the highway.”
5 more verb definitions
  1. To turn out in a certain way, to result in.
  2. To come to a point in fact or law on which the parties join issue.
  3. To send out; to put into circulation.
  4. To deliver for use.“The prison issued new uniforms for the inmates.”
  5. To deliver by authority.“The court issued a writ of mandamus.”

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ISSUE in Wordle

Starter word rating
WeakIn the top 48% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
I, U, E
Unique letters
4 of 5Repeats S
Common letters
I, E

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