Is SPARE a Wordle Word?

Yes. SPARE is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on April 8, 2025 (#1389).

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

What does SPARE mean?

/ˈspɛə(ɹ)/

6 more noun definitions

That which has not been used or expended.
A spare part, especially a spare tire.
A superfluous or second-best person, specially (in a dynastic context) in the phrase "An heir and a spare".
The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare.
The act of knocking down all remaining pins in second ball of a frame; this entitles the pins knocked down on the next ball to be added to the score for that frame.
A free period; a block of school during which one does not have a class.

Scant; not abundant or plentiful.“a spare diet”
Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; not spending much money.
Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.“I have no spare time.”

4 more adjective definitions

Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency.“a spare anchor; a spare bed or room”
Lean; lacking flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.
Very angry; frustrated or distraught.“The poor girl is going spare, stuck in the house all day with the kids like that.”
Slow.

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

Starter word rating: ExcellentIn the top 2% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: A, E
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: A, R, E

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