Is PICKY a Wordle Word?

Yes. PICKY is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on December 25, 2021 (#189).

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

What does PICKY mean?

/ˈpɪki/

Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.“I am very picky about the way my kitchen is laid out.”

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

Starter word rating: WeakIn the top 89% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: I
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: I

Hard-mode trap: 9 valid words fit the pattern _ICKY. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.

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