Is PHONY a Wordle Word?
Yes. PHONY is a valid Wordle word.
- Valid guess
- Past answer #862 · Oct 29, 2023
It was the Wordle answer on October 29, 2023 (#862).
Since February 2026, Wordle sometimes reuses past answers, so it could be the answer again.
What does PHONY mean?
/ˈfoʊni/
noun
- A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.“He claims to be a doctor, but he's nothing but a fast-talking phony.”
- A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold.“He's such a phony, he doesn't believe half of what he says.”
- Anything fraudulent or fake.
adjective
- Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.“A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phony one.”
Definition from Wiktionary, available under the CC BY-SA license.
PHONY in Wordle
- Starter word rating
- WeakIn the top 75% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
- Vowels
- O
- Unique letters
- 5 of 5
- Common letters
- O
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