Wordle · Monday

Wordle #240 Answer for February 14, 2022

The official Wordle solution for the puzzle released on February 14, 2022. Hints below, full reveal underneath — your call.

Puzzle#240
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2022
DifficultyTricky
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published February 14, 2022·2 min read

Hand-checked this answer against the live Wordle puzzle. Spotted an error? Email me.

Share:

Hints for today's Wordle

Stuck but not ready to spoil the whole word? Start with the clues below. Each one nudges you closer without giving the answer away.

Length
5 letters
Starts with
C
Ends with
C
Vowels
1
Repeated letters?
Yes
Unique letters
4

The answer for Wordle #240

Ready to see the solution? Tap the button below to reveal today's official Wordle word for February 14, 2022.

Tap to reveal the answer
CYNIC

That's the official Wordle answer for puzzle #240. Pretty good guess if you got it under five tries.

About Wordle #240

Wordle puzzle #240 was released by the New York Times on February 14, 2022. Every Wordle is a single five-letter solution shared by every player worldwide, so once you crack it you can compare strategies with anyone else who played the same day. The puzzle resets at midnight in your local time zone.

Wordle is curated and edited by the NYT Games team, who pick from a vetted word list to make sure every solution is a real, recognisable English word — no proper nouns, no plurals ending in –S, and no profanity. If you find today's a bit unusual, that's the editorial team at work.

Looking for more help? Jump back to the Wordle Answers hub for the full archive, strategy guides, and the latest puzzles.

Share:
Maya Chen Verified

Maya Chen

Senior Puzzle Editor

Maya covers daily word games and puzzle culture for GameAnswers.com. A linguistics graduate of the University of Edinburgh, she has been writing about Wordle, Connections, and the wider daily-puzzle scene since 2019 — first as a contributor at Polygon and Kotaku, then full-time here. Her personal best Wordle streak is 312 days.

BA Linguistics, Edinburgh7+ years covering puzzlesPolygon & Kotaku contributorHand-checks every Wordle

Recent Wordle answers

Catch up on the last few days you might have missed. Each link goes to that day's full answer page — no spoilers on the way.