Is STINK a Wordle Word?
Yes. STINK is a valid Wordle word.
- Valid guess
- Past answer #14 · Jul 3, 2021
- Past answer #1948 · Oct 19, 2026
It was the Wordle answer on July 3, 2021 (#14) and October 19, 2026 (#1948).
Since February 2026, Wordle sometimes reuses past answers, so it could be the answer again.
What does STINK mean?
/stɪŋk/
noun
- A strong bad smell.
- A complaint or objection.“If you don't make a stink about the problem, nothing will be done.”
verb
- To have a strong bad smell.
- To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.“That movie stinks. I didn't even stay for the end.”
- To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth.“Something stinks about the politician's excuses.”
1 more verb definition
- To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.
adjective
- Bad; inferior; worthless.“The concert was stink. / That was a stink concert.”
- Bad-smelling, stinky.
Definition from Wiktionary, available under the CC BY-SA license.
STINK in Wordle
- Starter word rating
- WeakIn the top 55% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
- Vowels
- I
- Unique letters
- 5 of 5
- Common letters
- T, I
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