Is BLEED a Wordle Word?

Yes. BLEED is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on September 1, 2021 (#74).

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

What does BLEED mean?

/ˈbliːd/

An incident of bleeding, as in haemophilia.
A narrow edge around a page layout, to be printed but cut off afterwards (added to allow for slight misalignment, especially with pictures that should run to the edge of the finished sheet).
(sound recording) The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended.

1 more noun definition

(of a person or animal) To lose blood through an injured blood vessel.“If her nose bleeds, try to use ice.”
To let or draw blood from.
To take large amounts of money from.

8 more verb definitions

To steadily lose (something vital).“The company was bleeding talent.”
(of an ink or dye) To spread from the intended location and stain the surrounding cloth or paper.“Ink traps counteract bleeding.”
To remove air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids.
To bleed on; to make bloody.
To show one's group loyalty by showing (its associated color) in one's blood.“He was a devoted Vikings fan: he bled purple.”
To lose sap, gum, or juice.“A tree or a vine bleeds when tapped or wounded.”
To issue forth, or drop, like blood from an incision.
(of a phonological rule) To destroy the environment where another phonological rule would have applied.“Labialization bleeds palatalization.”

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

Starter word rating: WeakIn the top 76% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: E
Unique letters: 4 of 5Repeats E
Common letters: L, E

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