How many Wordle words are there?

Wordle has a total of 2319 words in its curated list of possible answers and 12536 more words that cannot be answers but are still accepted as guesses for a total of 2319 + 12536 = 14855 words that can be used as guesses.

Wordle consists of two lists of words: one curated answers list which excludes regular plural, obscure and offensive words and one extensive list that can be used as guesses. The answer list has 2319 words while the extensive guesses list has 14855 words.

Before Wordle was acquired by the New York Times, the game had 2315 answer words. The New York Times has since removed and added some words with the net affect being 4 extra words, making the final list 2315 + 4 = 2319 words.

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