Is PURGE a Wordle Word?

Yes. PURGE is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on March 23, 2022 (#277).

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

What does PURGE mean?

/pɜːdʒ/

noun

  1. An act of purging.
  2. An evacuation of the bowels or a vomiting.
  3. A cleansing of pipes.
2 more noun definitions
  1. A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.“Stalin liked to ensure that his purges were not reversible.”
  2. That which purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic.

verb

  1. To clean thoroughly; to cleanse; to rid of impurities.
  2. To free from sin, guilt, or the burden or responsibility of misdeeds
  3. To remove by cleansing; to wash away.
7 more verb definitions
  1. To void or evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.
  2. To cause someone to purge, operate on (somebody) as or with a cathartic or emetic, or in a similar manner.
  3. To clear of a charge, suspicion, or imputation
  4. To clarify; to clear the dregs from (liquor).
  5. To become pure, as by clarification.
  6. To have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic.
  7. To trim, dress or prune.

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PURGE in Wordle

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

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