Is CHIME a Wordle Word?

Yes. CHIME is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on October 6, 2023 (#839).

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

What does CHIME mean?

/ˈtʃaɪm/

A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.“Hugo was a chime player in the school orchestra.”
An individual ringing component of such a set.“Peter removed the C♯ chime from its mounting so that he could get at the dust that had accumulated underneath.”
A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device.“The professor had stuffed a wad of gum into the chime of his doorbell so that he wouldn't be bothered.”

2 more noun definitions

The sound of such an instrument or device.“The copier gave a chime to indicate that it had finished printing.”
A small hammer or other device used to strike a bell.“Strike the bell with the brass chime hanging on the chain next to it.”

To make the sound of a chime.“I got up for lunch as soon as the wall clock began chiming noon.”
To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.
To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically.

2 more verb definitions

To agree; to correspond.“The other lab's results chimed with mine, so I knew we were on the right track with the research.”
To make a rude correspondence of sounds; to jingle, as in rhyming.

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

Starter word rating: WeakIn the top 45% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: I, E
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: I, E

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