Is TAPER a Wordle Word?
Yes. TAPER is a valid Wordle word.
- Valid guess
- Past answer #547 · Dec 18, 2022
It was the Wordle answer on December 18, 2022 (#547).
Since February 2026, Wordle sometimes reuses past answers, so it could be the answer again.
What does TAPER mean?
noun
- A slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle
- (by extension) a small light.
- A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object“The legs of the table had a slight taper to them.”
1 more noun definition
- A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.
verb
- To make thinner or narrower at one end.
- To diminish gradually.
adjective
- Tapered; narrowing to a point.
Definition from Wiktionary, available under the CC BY-SA license.
TAPER in Wordle
- Starter word rating
- ExcellentIn the top 2% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
- Vowels
- A, E
- Unique letters
- 5 of 5
- Common letters
- T, A, E, R
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