Is BATON a Wordle Word?

Yes. BATON is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on December 19, 2021 (#183) and July 3, 2026 (#1840).

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

What does BATON mean?

/ˈbætɒn/

noun

  1. A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes“the baton of a field marshal”
  2. The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
  3. An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
4 more noun definitions
  1. A short stout club used primarily by policemen; a truncheon (UK).
  2. An abatement in coats of arms to denote illegitimacy. (Also spelled batune, baston).
  3. A riband with the ends cut off, resembling a baton, as shown on a coat of arms.
  4. A short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a fence.

verb

  1. To strike with a baton.

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

BATON in Wordle

Starter word rating
AverageIn the top 28% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
A, O
Unique letters
5 of 5
Common letters
A, T, O

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