Is CLOCK a Wordle Word?

Yes. CLOCK is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on November 26, 2021 (#160) and May 12, 2026 (#1788).

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

What does CLOCK mean?

/klɒk/

noun

  1. An instrument used to measure or keep track of time; a non-portable timepiece.
  2. The odometer of a motor vehicle.“This car has over 300,000 miles on the clock.”
  3. An electrical signal that synchronizes timing among digital circuits of semiconductor chips or modules.
3 more noun definitions
  1. The seed head of a dandelion.
  2. A time clock.“I can't go off to lunch yet: I'm still on the clock.”
  3. A CPU clock cycle, or T-state.

verb

  1. To measure the duration of.
  2. To measure the speed of.“He was clocked at 155 miles per hour.”
  3. To hit (someone) heavily.“When the boxer let down his guard, his opponent clocked him.”
3 more verb definitions
  1. To take notice of; to realise; to recognize someone or something“A trans person may be able to easily clock other trans people.”
  2. To falsify the reading of the odometer of a vehicle.“I don't believe that car has done only 40,000 miles. It's been clocked.”
  3. To beat a video game.“Have you clocked that game yet?”

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

CLOCK in Wordle

Starter word rating
WeakIn the top 92% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
O
Unique letters
4 of 5Repeats C
Common letters
L, O

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

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