Is WORSE a Wordle Word?
Yes. WORSE is a valid Wordle word.
- Valid guess
- Past answer #618 · Feb 27, 2023
It was the Wordle answer on February 27, 2023 (#618).
Since February 2026, Wordle sometimes reuses past answers, so it could be the answer again.
What does WORSE mean?
/wɜːs/
adjective
- Unfavorable; negative; not good.“Abducting children is bad for mothers.”
- Not suitable or fitting.“Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?”
- Not appropriate, of manners etc.“It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.”
16 more adjective definitions
- Unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.“Lard is bad for you. Smoking is bad for you, too. Grapes are bad for dogs but not for humans.”
- Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.“I went to the hospital to see how my grandfather was doing. Unfortunately, he's in a bad state.”
- Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.“Stop being bad, or you will get a spanking!”
- Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.“Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.”
- Evil; wicked.“Be careful. There are bad people in the world.”
- Faulty; not functional.“I had a bad headlight.”
- (of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.“These apples have gone bad.”
- (of breath) Malodorous; foul.“Bad breath is not pleasant for anyone.”
- False; counterfeit; illegitimate.“They were caught trying to pass bad coinage.”
- Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.“He's a bad gardener; everything he tries to grow ends up dying.”
- Of poor physical appearance.“I don't look bad in this dress, do I?”
- Bold and daring.
- Good, superlative, excellent, cool.“Man, that new car you bought is bad!”
- (of a need, want, or pain) Severe, urgent.“He is in bad need of a haircut.”
- Overly promiscuous, licentious.
- (of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.“He gave me a bad check.”
adverb
- In a bad manner.
- Very much; to a great degree.“I want it so badly.”
adjective
- Evil; wicked (of people).
- Morally reprehensible (of behaviour etc.); blameworthy.
- Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.“He suffered from ill treatment.”
6 more adjective definitions
- Unpropitious, unkind, faulty, not up to reasonable standard.“ill manners; ill will”
- Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick.“I've been ill with the flu for the past few days.”
- Having an urge to vomit.“Seeing those pictures made me ill.”
- (hip-hop slang) Sublime, with the connotation of being so in a singularly creative way.
- Extremely bad (bad enough to make one ill). Generally used indirectly with to be.“That band was ill.”
- Unwise; not a good idea.
adverb
- Not well; imperfectly, badly; hardly.
noun
- Loss; disadvantage; defeat.
- That which is worse; something less good.“Do not think the worse of him for his enterprise.”
verb
- To make worse; to put at disadvantage; to discomfit.
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WORSE in Wordle
- Starter word rating
- AverageIn the top 12% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
- Vowels
- O, E
- Unique letters
- 5 of 5
- Common letters
- O, R, E
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