Is SULLY a Wordle Word?

Yes. SULLY is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on January 20, 2026 (#1676).

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

What does SULLY mean?

To soil or stain; to dirty.“He did not wish to sully his hands with gardening.”
To corrupt or damage.“She tried to sully her rival’s reputation with a suggestive comment.”
(intransitive ) To become soiled or tarnished.

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

Starter word rating: WeakIn the top 86% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: U
Unique letters: 4 of 5Repeats L
Common letters: L

Hard-mode trap: 10 valid words fit the pattern _ULLY. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.

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