Is RUSTY a Wordle Word?

Yes. RUSTY is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on June 26, 2022 (#372).

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

What does RUSTY mean?

/ˈɹʌsti/

adjective

  1. Marked or corroded by rust.
  2. Of the rust color, reddish or reddish-brown.
  3. Lacking recent experience, out of practice, especially with respect to a skill or activity.
2 more adjective definitions
  1. Of clothing, especially dark clothing: worn, shabby.
  2. Affected with the fungal plant disease called rust.

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

RUSTY in Wordle

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

Hard-mode trap: 7 valid words fit the pattern _USTY. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.

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