Wordle Past Answers

Halfway through a guess, a doubt creeps in: wasn't this the answer a few months back? Wordle past answers are the complete list of words that have solved every puzzle since the game began, each one stored with its date and puzzle number.

Below, you can search that list for any word or puzzle number, browse the last 12 months of answers and see how often old words come back. You'll also learn when an old answer is still worth a guess, and when it's a waste of a row.

1,943 answers Through October 13, 2026

Has this word been a Wordle answer?

Type the word into the search box below and you'll know in a second. A full five-letter word gets a clear yes or no, along with every date it was used, while a puzzle number shows you that day's answer.

  • A full word, such as CRANE, tells you whether it has been an answer.
  • A few letters list every past answer that starts with them.
  • The month and first-letter filters cover the whole history back to #0.

Today's and yesterday's answers are left out of the Wordle past answers list to avoid spoilers. Find them behind a tap on yesterday's word and today's clue.

What were the Wordle answers each month?

The lists below show the last 12 months of Wordle past answers, newest first, with every word linked to its own hint page. Older months live in the search box above, all the way back to the first puzzle in June 2021.

October 2026 (13 answers)

September 2026 (30 answers)

August 2026 (31 answers)

July 2026 (31 answers)

June 2026 (30 answers)

May 2026 (31 answers)

April 2026 (30 answers)

March 2026 (31 answers)

February 2026 (28 answers)

January 2026 (31 answers)

December 2025 (31 answers)

November 2025 (30 answers)

How many Wordle answers have there been?

1,943 puzzles have run, from #0 on June 19, 2021 to #1942 on October 13, 2026. Those puzzles used 1,916 different words, because 27 answers have come back since repeats began in 2026. Here's the year-by-year breakdown of past Wordle answers.

YearPuzzlesPuzzle numbersRepeated answers
2026 (so far) 286 #1657 to #1942 27
2025 365 #1292 to #1656 0
2024 366 #926 to #1291 0
2023 365 #561 to #925 0
2022 365 #196 to #560 0
2021 196 #0 to #195 0

Should you guess a word that's already been an answer?

Only as a last resort. In 2026, 27 of 286 answers were repeats, which is about 9%, so fresh words are still far more likely to win, although past Wordle answers are no longer impossible.

Here's the thing: a repeat feels like a trick, but it's really just a rare event that shows up a handful of times a year. These three steps keep you on the right side of the odds:

  1. Use your first two guesses to find letters, not to land the answer.
  2. When a few words still fit, check them here and favor the ones that haven't been used.
  3. Only fall back on a past answer when nothing else fits your green and yellow tiles.

Pro Tip

Stuck between two words? Run both through the search box above. If one of them appears in the Wordle past answers list, the other word is the better bet, because repeats are still rare.

To find which words still fit your tiles, try our 5 letter word finder. And if you'd like a better start tomorrow, pick an opener from our ranked list of tested words.

Wordle past answers FAQs

How many Wordle answers have there been?

1,943 puzzles up to October 13, 2026, using 1,916 different words. The count grows by one every day, and this archive updates itself as each puzzle turns two days old.

What was the first Wordle answer?

CIGAR, puzzle #0, published on June 19, 2021. That same word became the first answer ever to come back, returning on February 2, 2026.

Do Wordle answers ever repeat?

Yes, since February 2, 2026, because before that date no word had ever come back. Since then, 27 past answers have been used again, so you can't rule an old answer out completely any more.

Why aren't today's and yesterday's answers in the list?

To protect players in other timezones. When it's already Saturday in Sydney, it's still Friday in Hawaii, so a recent answer can spoil someone's live game. Both have their own pages, behind a tap.

Where does the archive data come from?

From the official daily puzzle data behind the game, checked every hour. Each answer is stored with its date and puzzle number, so the list matches what players saw on the NYT site and app.

Can I replay an old puzzle with hints?

Yes. Every puzzle number in the Wordle past answers list links to a page with the same five step-by-step hints we publish each day, so you can practise on any old puzzle without seeing the answer first.

Ready for today's Wordle?

Then put the Wordle past answers away and play. Today's page gives you five spoiler-free clues, revealed one at a time, and the answer stays hidden until you ask for it. Stuck on your last guesses? The solver lists every word that still fits.

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