Is MINCE a Wordle Word?

Yes. MINCE is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on April 14, 2022 (#299).

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

What does MINCE mean?

/mɪns/

noun

  1. Finely chopped meat.
  2. Finely chopped mixed fruit used in Christmas pies; mincemeat.“During Christmas time my dad loves to eat mince pies.”
  3. An affected (often dainty or short and precise) gait.
2 more noun definitions
  1. An affected manner, especially of speaking; an affectation.
  2. (chiefly in the plural) An eye (from mince pie).

verb

  1. To make less; make small.
  2. To lessen; diminish; to diminish in speaking; speak of lightly or slightingly; minimise.
  3. To effect mincingly.
6 more verb definitions
  1. To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine.“Butchers often use machines to mince meat.”
  2. To suppress or weaken the force of
  3. To say or utter vaguely, not directly or frankly“a minced oath”
  4. To affect; to pronounce affectedly or with an accent.
  5. To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.
  6. To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.“I love going to gay bars and seeing drag queens mince around on stage.”

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

MINCE in Wordle

Starter word rating
AverageIn the top 33% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
I, E
Unique letters
5 of 5
Common letters
I, E

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