Is SPOIL a Wordle Word?

Yes. SPOIL is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on October 1, 2025 (#1565).

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

What does SPOIL mean?

/spɔɪl/

noun

  1. (Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.
  2. Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings.

verb

  1. To strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of their arms or armour.
  2. To strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions; to rob, despoil.
  3. To plunder, pillage (a city, country etc.).
6 more verb definitions
  1. To carry off (goods) by force; to steal.
  2. To ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use.
  3. To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess.
  4. Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; to decay.“Make sure you put the milk back in the fridge, otherwise it will spoil.”
  5. To render (a ballot paper) invalid by deliberately defacing it.
  6. To reveal the ending or major events of (a story etc.); to ruin (a surprise) by exposing it ahead of time.

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

SPOIL in Wordle

Starter word rating
AverageIn the top 38% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
O, I
Unique letters
5 of 5
Common letters
O, I, L

Letter ratings use how often each letter appears in Wordle answers.

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