Is GHOST a Wordle Word?

Yes. GHOST is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on June 14, 2025 (#1456).

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

What does GHOST mean?

/ɡəʊst/

noun

  1. The spirit; the soul of man.
  2. The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death“Everyone believed that the ghost of an old lady haunted the crypt.”
  3. Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image“not a ghost of a chance; the ghost of an idea”
17 more noun definitions
  1. A false image formed in a telescope, camera, or other optical device by reflection from the surfaces of one or more lenses.
  2. An unwanted image similar to and overlapping or adjacent to the main one on a television screen, caused by the transmitted image being received both directly and via reflection.
  3. A ghostwriter.
  4. An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.
  5. An image of a file or hard disk.
  6. An understudy.
  7. A covert (and deniable) agent.
  8. The faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.
  9. An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times.
  10. A dead person whose identity is stolen by another. See ghosting.
  11. (in names of species) White or pale.“ghost slug; ghostberry; ghostflower; ghost crab; ghost bat”
  12. (in names of species) Transparent or translucent.“ghost ant; ghost catfish; ghost nipper; ghost nudibranch”
  13. Abandoned.“ghost town; ghost net; ghost ramp; ghost ship”
  14. Remnant; the remains of a(n).“ghost cell; ghost crater; ghost image”
  15. Perceived or listed but not real.“ghost pain; ghost cellphone vibration; ghost island; ghost voter”
  16. Of cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature.“ghost rocket; ghost deer; ghost cat”
  17. Substitute.“ghost writer; ghost band; ghost singer”

verb

  1. To haunt; to appear to in the form of an apparition.
  2. To die; to expire.
  3. To ghostwrite.
7 more verb definitions
  1. To sail seemingly without wind.
  2. To copy a file or hard drive image.
  3. To gray out (a visual item) to indicate that it is unavailable.
  4. To forcibly disconnect an IRC user who is using one's reserved nickname.
  5. To appear without warning; to move quickly and quietly; to slip.
  6. To kill.
  7. To break up with someone without warning or explanation; to perform an act of ghosting.

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

GHOST in Wordle

Starter word rating
WeakIn the top 58% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
O
Unique letters
5 of 5
Common letters
O, T

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

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