Is SNIPE a Wordle Word?

Yes. SNIPE is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on August 10, 2026 (#1878).

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

What does SNIPE mean?

/snaɪp/

noun

  1. Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
  2. A fool; a blockhead.
  3. A shot fired from a concealed place.
2 more noun definitions
  1. (naval slang) A member of the engineering department on a ship.
  2. (ice hockey slang) A goal.

verb

  1. To hunt snipe.
  2. To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.
  3. (by extension) To shoot with a sniper rifle.
4 more verb definitions
  1. To watch a timed online auction and place a winning bid against (the current high bidder) at the last possible moment.
  2. To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.
  3. (ice hockey slang) To score a goal.
  4. To move the ball quickly in a different direction.

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SNIPE in Wordle

Starter word rating
AverageIn the top 19% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
I, E
Unique letters
5 of 5
Common letters
I, E

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