Is It a Valid Wordle Word?
Check any 5-letter word: see whether it's an accepted guess and whether it has been a Timed Wordle answer.
Results appear as soon as you've typed five letters.
How Wordle word validity works
Wordle-style games check every guess against a fixed list of accepted five-letter words. Timed Wordle's list has 14,947words, similar to the original Wordle's list of allowed guesses. If a word isn't on the list, the game shakes the row and lets you try again — the rejected word doesn't count as a guess, though the clock keeps running.
Valid guesses vs. answers
The two are chosen from different lists. The guess list is deliberately generous: it includes plurals, archaic words and rare spellings so you can use almost any real five-letter word to test letters. The daily answer comes from a much smaller pool of roughly 2,000 common words that most players will recognise.
That's why a word can be a valid guess without ever being the answer. It also means the most useful opening guesses are often common words with frequent letters, since those are what the answer list is made of.
Past Timed Wordle answers
Since the first puzzle on December 25, 2022 there have been 1,373 daily Timed Wordle puzzles, using 1,026 different answers. A word isn't reused within 90 days, so repeats are months apart. The checker covers every puzzle up to yesterday — today's answer is never revealed here. Browse the Timed Wordle archive for hints, answers and solve-time stats for each day.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know if a word is a valid Wordle word?
Type it into the checker above. A word is a valid guess if it's in the game's list of accepted five-letter words. If it isn't on the list, the game rejects it and it doesn't count as a guess.
What's the difference between a valid guess and a possible answer?
The guess list is large and includes obscure words, plurals and uncommon spellings, so you can use almost any real five-letter word to test letters. Daily answers come from a much smaller list of common words, so an obscure word can be a perfectly good guess without ever being the answer.
Has a word been the Timed Wordle answer before?
The checker lists every date a word has been the Timed Wordle answer, with a link to that day's archive page. Today's answer is never shown, so the checker can't spoil the current puzzle.
Can a Timed Wordle answer repeat?
Yes, but not often. An answer isn't reused within 90 days of its last appearance, so repeats are spread months apart.