Is STEAD a Wordle Word?

Yes. STEAD is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on July 9, 2022 (#385).

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

What does STEAD mean?

/stɛd/

noun

  1. A place, or spot, in general.
  2. A place where a person normally rests; a seat.
  3. An inhabited place; a settlement, city, town etc.
4 more noun definitions
  1. An estate, a property with its grounds; a farm.
  2. The frame on which a bed is laid; a bedstead.
  3. (in phrases) The position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor.
  4. An emotional or circumstantial "place" having specified advantages, qualities etc. (now only in phrases).

verb

  1. To help, support, benefit or assist; to be helpful or noteful.
  2. To fill stead or place of.

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

STEAD in Wordle

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

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

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