Is WASTE a Wordle Word?

Yes. WASTE is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on August 21, 2022 (#428).

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

What does WASTE mean?

/weɪst/

Excess of material, useless by-products or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
Excrement or urine.“The cage was littered with animal waste”
A waste land; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.

12 more noun definitions

A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.
A large tract of uncultivated land.
The part of the land of a manor (of whatever size) not used for cultivation or grazing, nowadays treated as common land.
A vast expanse of water.
A disused mine or part of one.
The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.“Her life seemed a waste”
Large abundance of something, specifically without it being used.
Gradual loss or decay.
A decaying of the body by disease; wasting away.
Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters; See "to lay waste"
A cause of action which may be brought by the owner of a future interest in property against the current owner of that property to prevent the current owner from degrading the value or character of the property, either intentionally or through neglect.
Material derived by mechanical and chemical erosion from the land, carried by streams to the sea.

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

Starter word rating: GoodIn the top 9% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: A, E
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: A, T, E

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