Is STEEL a Wordle Word?

Yes. STEEL is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on April 13, 2024 (#1029).

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

What does STEEL mean?

/stiːl/

noun

  1. An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.
  2. Any item made of this metal, particularly including:
  3. Medicinal consumption of this metal; chalybeate medicine; (eventually) any iron or iron-treated water consumed as a medical treatment.
3 more noun definitions
  1. Varieties of this metal.
  2. (colors) The gray hue of this metal; steel-gray, or steel blue.
  3. Extreme hardness or resilience.

verb

  1. To edge, cover, or point with steel.
  2. To harden or strengthen; to nerve or make obdurate; to fortify against.
  3. (of mirrors) To back with steel.
6 more verb definitions
  1. To treat a liquid with steel for medicinal purposes.
  2. To press with a flat iron.
  3. To cause to resemble steel in appearance.
  4. To steelify; to turn iron into steel.
  5. To electroplate an item, particularly an engraving plate, with a layer of iron.
  6. To sharpen with a honing steel.

adjective

  1. Made of steel.
  2. Similar to steel in color, strength, or the like; steely.
  3. Of or belonging to the manufacture or trade in steel.
2 more adjective definitions
  1. Containing steel.
  2. Engraved on steel.

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STEEL in Wordle

Starter word rating
AverageIn the top 34% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
E
Unique letters
4 of 5Repeats E
Common letters
T, E, L

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