Is GLOOM a Wordle Word?

Yes. GLOOM is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on June 6, 2022 (#352).

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

What does GLOOM mean?

/ɡlum/

noun

  1. Darkness, dimness or obscurity.“the gloom of a forest, or of midnight”
  2. A melancholic, depressing or despondent atmosphere.
  3. Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness.
1 more noun definition
  1. A drying oven used in gunpowder manufacture.

verb

  1. To be dark or gloomy.
  2. To look or feel sad, sullen or despondent.
  3. To render gloomy or dark; to obscure; to darken.
2 more verb definitions
  1. To fill with gloom; to make sad, dismal, or sullen.
  2. To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to glimmer.

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

GLOOM in Wordle

Starter word rating
WeakIn the top 93% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
O
Unique letters
4 of 5Repeats O
Common letters
L, O

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