Is SCARE a Wordle Word?

Yes. SCARE is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on April 8, 2022 (#293).

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

What does SCARE mean?

/skɛə/

A minor fright.“Johnny had a bad scare last night.”
A cause of slight terror; something that inspires fear or dread.“a food-poisoning scare”
A device or object used to frighten.

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

Starter word rating: ExcellentIn the top 1% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: A, E
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: A, R, E

Hard-mode trap: 8 valid words fit the pattern S_ARE. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.

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