Is WIDEN a Wordle Word?

Yes. WIDEN is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on September 5, 2024 (#1174).

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

What does WIDEN mean?

/ˈwaɪdən/

verb

  1. To become wide or wider.“His eyes widened as her negligee fell to the floor.”
  2. To make wide or wider.
  3. To let out clothes to a larger size.“She widened his trousers for him.”
2 more verb definitions
  1. To broaden or extend in scope or range.“The police widened their enquiries.”
  2. To convert to a data type that can hold a larger number of distinct values.

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

WIDEN in Wordle

Starter word rating
WeakIn the top 46% 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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