Is SQUID a Wordle Word?

Yes. SQUID is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on January 20, 2025 (#1311).

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

What does SQUID mean?

/skwɪd/

Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles
A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.
(mildly) A sailor in the Navy.

1 more noun definition

A quid; one pound sterling.“Can you lend me five squid? I feel like a bacon sarnie.”

To fish with the kind of hook called a squid.
(parachuting) To cause squidding (an improper, partial, parachute inflation, that results in the sides of the parachute folding in on the center, and pulsating back and forth).

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

Starter word rating: WeakIn the top 87% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: U, I
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: I
Rare letters: Q

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