Is SCALD a Wordle Word?
Yes. SCALD is a valid Wordle word.
- Valid guess
- Past answer #467 · Sep 29, 2022
It was the Wordle answer on September 29, 2022 (#467).
Since February 2026, Wordle sometimes reuses past answers, so it could be the answer again.
What does SCALD mean?
/skɒld/
noun
- A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by hot liquid or steam.
verb
- To burn with hot liquid.“to scald the hand”
- To heat almost to boiling.“Scald the milk until little bubbles form.”
Definition from Wiktionary, available under the CC BY-SA license.
SCALD in Wordle
- Starter word rating
- AverageIn the top 33% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
- Vowels
- A
- Unique letters
- 5 of 5
- Common letters
- A, L
Hard-mode trap: 6 valid words fit the pattern
SCAL_. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.
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