Is FLOSS a Wordle Word?

Yes. FLOSS is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on July 20, 2021 (#31).

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

What does FLOSS mean?

/flɑs/

A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth.
Raw silk fibres.
The fibres covering a corncob etc.; the loose downy or silky material inside the husks of certain plants, such as beans.

4 more noun definitions

Any thread-like material having parallel strands that are not spun or wound around each other.“embroidery floss”
Spun sugar or cotton candy, especially in the phrase "candy floss".
A body feather of an ostrich.“Flosses are soft, and grey from the female and black from the male.”
A dance move in which the dancer repeatedly swings their arms, with clenched fists, from the back of their body to the front, on each side.

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

Starter word rating: WeakIn the top 85% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: O
Unique letters: 4 of 5Repeats S
Common letters: L, O

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