Is ZESTY a Wordle Word?

Yes. ZESTY is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on April 28, 2022 (#313).

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

What does ZESTY mean?

/ˈzɛsti/

adjective

  1. Having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy.
  2. Zestful.
  3. (of a man) Flamboyantly or effeminately gay.
1 more adjective definition
  1. Gay.

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

ZESTY in Wordle

Starter word rating
WeakIn the top 47% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
E
Unique letters
5 of 5
Common letters
E, T
Rare letters
Z

Hard-mode trap: 7 valid words fit the pattern _ESTY. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.

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