Is NERVE a Wordle Word?

Yes. NERVE is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on January 1, 2025 (#1292).

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

What does NERVE mean?

/nɛɾv/

A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.“The nerves can be seen through the skin.”
A neuron.
A vein in a leaf; a grain in wood“Some plants have ornamental value because of their contrasting nerves.”

7 more noun definitions

Courage, boldness.“He hasn't the nerve to tell her he likes her. What a wimp!”
Patience.“The web-team found git-sed is really a time and nerve saver when doing mass changes on your repositories”
Stamina, endurance, fortitude.
Audacity, gall.“He had the nerve to enter my house uninvited.”
(polymer technology) The elastic resistance of raw rubber or other polymers to permanent deformation during processing.
(in the plural) Agitation caused by fear, stress or other negative emotion.“Ellie had a bad case of nerves before the big test.”
Sinew, tendon.

To give courage.“May their example nerve us to face the enemy.”
To give strength; to supply energy or vigour.“The liquor nerved up several of the men after their icy march.”

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

Starter word rating: WeakIn the top 61% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: E
Unique letters: 4 of 5Repeats E
Common letters: E, R

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