Is BULLY a Wordle Word?

Yes. BULLY is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on August 8, 2023 (#780).

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

What does BULLY mean?

/ˈbʊli/

A person who is intentionally, physically, or emotionally cruel to others; especially to those who are weaker or have less power or privilege.“A playground bully pushed a girl off the swing.”
A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow.
A hired thug.

10 more noun definitions

A sex worker’s minder.
Bully beef.
A brisk, dashing fellow.
The small scrum in the Eton College field game.
Various small freshwater or brackishwater fish of the family Eleotridae; sleeper goby.
An (eldest) brother; a fellow workman; comrade
A companion; mate (male or female).
A darling, sweetheart (male or female).
A standoff between two players from the opposing teams, who repeatedly hit each other's hockey sticks and then attempt to acquire the ball, as a method of resuming the game in certain circumstances.
A miner's hammer.

(often followed by for) Well done!“Bully, she's finally asked for that promotion!”

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

Starter word rating: WeakIn the top 96% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: U
Unique letters: 4 of 5Repeats L
Common letters: L

Hard-mode trap: 10 valid words fit the pattern _ULLY. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.

Letter ratings use how often each letter appears in Wordle answers.

Tap its tiles to the colours Wordle showed, and the Wordle Solver lists every word that still fits, with the best next guess.