Is VIRAL a Wordle Word?

Yes. VIRAL is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on December 10, 2021 (#174).

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

What does VIRAL mean?

/ˈvaɪɹəl/

A video, image or text spread by "word of mouth" on the internet or by e-mail for humorous, political or marketing purposes.

Of or relating to a biological virus.“viral DNA”
Caused by a virus.“viral infection”
Of the nature of an informatic virus; able to spread copies of itself to other computers.

2 more adjective definitions

Spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest.
(of an image, video, piece of information, etc.) circulated rapidly and widely from one Internet user to another.

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

Starter word rating: AverageIn the top 21% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: I, A
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: I, R, A, L

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