Is STALE a Wordle Word?

Yes. STALE is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on November 6, 2022 (#505).

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

What does STALE mean?

/steɪl/

(of alcohol) To make stale; to age in order to clear and strengthen (a drink, especially beer).
To make stale; to cause to go out of fashion or currency; to diminish the novelty or interest of, particularly by excessive exposure or consumption.
To become stale; to grow odious from excessive exposure or consumption.

1 more verb definition

(alcohol) Clear, free of dregs and lees; old and strong.
No longer fresh, in reference to food, urine, straw, wounds, etc.
No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; cliche, hackneyed, dated.

7 more adjective definitions

No longer nubile or suitable for marriage, in reference to people; past one's prime.
Fallow, in reference to land.
Unreasonably long in coming, in reference to claims and actions.“a stale affidavit”
Taking a long time to change
Worn out, particularly due to age or over-exertion, in reference to athletes and animals in competition.
Out of date, unpaid for an unreasonable amount of time, particularly in reference to checks.
Of data: out of date; not synchronized with the newest copy.“The bug was found to be caused by stale data in the cache.”

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

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Vowels: A, E
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: T, A, L, E

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