Is SKUNK a Wordle Word?
Yes. SKUNK is a valid Wordle word.
- Valid guess
- Past answer #844 · Oct 11, 2023
It was the Wordle answer on October 11, 2023 (#844).
Since February 2026, Wordle sometimes reuses past answers, so it could be the answer again.
What does SKUNK mean?
/skʌŋk/
noun
- Any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.
- A despicable person.
- A walkover victory in sports or board games, as when the opposing side is unable to score. Compare shutout.
1 more noun definition
- A win by 30 or more points.
verb
- To defeat so badly as to prevent any opposing points.“I skunked him at cards.”
- To win by 30 or more points.
- (of beer) To go bad, to spoil.
Definition from Wiktionary, available under the CC BY-SA license.
SKUNK in Wordle
- Starter word rating
- WeakIn the top 95% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
- Vowels
- U
- Unique letters
- 4 of 5Repeats K
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