Is JUDGE a Wordle Word?

Yes. JUDGE is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on December 26, 2022 (#555).

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

What does JUDGE mean?

/d͡ʒʌd͡ʒ/

noun

  1. A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
  2. A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.
  3. A person officiating at a sports event or similar.“At a boxing match, the decision of the judges is final.”
1 more noun definition
  1. A person who evaluates something or forms an opinion.“She is a good judge of wine.”

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

JUDGE in Wordle

Starter word rating
WeakIn the top 83% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
U, E
Unique letters
5 of 5
Common letters
E
Rare letters
J

Hard-mode trap: 6 valid words fit the pattern _UDGE. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.

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