Is LAYER a Wordle Word?

Yes. LAYER is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on January 4, 2023 (#564).

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

What does LAYER mean?

/leɪə/

A single thickness of some material covering a surface.“After the first coat of paint dried, he applied another layer.”
A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.“I find seven-layer cake a bit too rich.”
One of the items in a hierarchy.“mired in layers of deceit”

1 more noun definition

(by analogy to a stack of transparencies) one in a stack of (initially transparent) drawing surfaces that comprise an image; used to keep elements of an image separate so that they can be modified independently from one another.

To cut or divide (something) into layers
To arrange (something) in layers.“Layer the ribbons on top of one another to make an attractive pattern.”

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

Starter word rating: ExcellentIn the top 1% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: A, E
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: L, A, E, R

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