Is ONSET a Wordle Word?
Yes. ONSET is a valid Wordle word.
- Valid guess
- Past answer #437 · Aug 30, 2022
It was the Wordle answer on August 30, 2022 (#437).
Since February 2026, Wordle sometimes reuses past answers, so it could be the answer again.
What does ONSET mean?
/ˈɒnˌsɛt/
noun
- An attack; an assault especially of an army.
- The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.“the onset of schizophrenia”
- The initial portion of a syllable, preceding the syllable nucleus.
3 more noun definitions
- (acoustics) The beginning of a musical note or other sound, in which the amplitude rises from zero to an initial peak.
- A setting about; a beginning.“the onset of puberty”
- Anything added, such as an ornament or as a useful appendage.
verb
- To assault; to set upon.
- To set about; to begin.
Definition from Wiktionary, available under the CC BY-SA license.
ONSET in Wordle
- Starter word rating
- GoodIn the top 6% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
- Vowels
- O, E
- Unique letters
- 5 of 5
- Common letters
- O, E, T
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