Is WHINE a Wordle Word?

Yes. WHINE is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on January 1, 2023 (#561).

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

What does WHINE mean?

/waɪn/

noun

  1. A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound
  2. A complaint or criticism

verb

  1. To utter a high-pitched cry.
  2. To make a sound resembling such a cry.“The jet engines whined at take off.”
  3. To complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine.
2 more verb definitions
  1. To move with a whining sound.“The jet whined into the air.”
  2. To utter with the sound of a whine.“Kelly Queen was whining that the boss made him put on his tie.”

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

WHINE in Wordle

Starter word rating
WeakIn the top 45% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
I, E
Unique letters
5 of 5
Common letters
I, E

Letter ratings use how often each letter appears in Wordle answers.

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