Is SPADE a Wordle Word?

Yes. SPADE is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on October 16, 2022 (#484).

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

What does SPADE mean?

/speɪd/

noun

  1. A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.
  2. A playing card marked with the symbol ♠.“I've got only one spade in my hand.”
  3. A black person.
1 more noun definition
  1. A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale.

verb

  1. To turn over soil with a spade to loosen the ground for planting.

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

SPADE in Wordle

Starter word rating
AverageIn the top 15% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
A, E
Unique letters
5 of 5
Common letters
A, E

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

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