Is STING a Wordle Word?
Yes. STING is a valid Wordle word.
- Valid guess
- Past answer #471 · Oct 3, 2022
It was the Wordle answer on October 3, 2022 (#471).
Since February 2026, Wordle sometimes reuses past answers, so it could be the answer again.
What does STING mean?
/stɪŋ/
noun
- A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
- A bite by an insect.
- A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
10 more noun definitions
- A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis
- A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.
- The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
- (law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.
- A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
- A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of scenic punctuation or to identify the broadcasting station.
- A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
- The harmful or painful part of something.
- A goad; incitement.
- The concluding point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.
Definition from Wiktionary, available under the CC BY-SA license.
STING in Wordle
- Starter word rating
- WeakIn the top 48% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
- Vowels
- I
- Unique letters
- 5 of 5
- Common letters
- T, I
Letter ratings use how often each letter appears in Wordle answers.
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