Is START a Wordle Word?

Yes. START is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on September 11, 2021 (#84).

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

What does START mean?

/stɑːt/

The beginning of an activity.“The movie was entertaining from start to finish.”
A sudden involuntary movement.“He woke with a start.”
The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.“Captured pieces are returned to the start of the board.”

3 more noun definitions

An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.“Jones has been a substitute before, but made his first start for the team last Sunday.”
A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.“to get, or have, the start”

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

Starter word rating: AverageIn the top 31% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: A
Unique letters: 4 of 5Repeats T
Common letters: T, A, R

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