Is STANK a Wordle Word?

Yes. STANK is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on February 20, 2026 (#1707).

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

What does STANK mean?

/stæŋk/

To have a strong bad smell.
To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.“That movie stinks. I didn't even stay for the end.”
To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth.“Something stinks about the politician's excuses.”

1 more verb definition

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

Starter word rating: AverageIn the top 37% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: A
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: T, A

Hard-mode trap: 6 valid words fit the pattern S_ANK. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.

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