Is STARE a Wordle Word?

Yes. STARE is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on December 30, 2024 (#1290).

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

What does STARE mean?

/stɛə(ɹ)/

noun

  1. A persistent gaze.“the stares of astonished passers-by”

verb

  1. (construed with at) To look fixedly (at something).
  2. To influence in some way by looking fixedly.“to stare a timid person into submission”
  3. To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, colour, or brilliancy.“staring windows or colours”
1 more verb definition
  1. To stand out; to project; to bristle.

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

STARE in Wordle

Starter word rating
ExcellentIn the top 1% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
A, E
Unique letters
5 of 5
Common letters
T, A, R, E

Hard-mode trap: 8 valid words fit the pattern S_ARE. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.

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