Is GOOSE a Wordle Word?

Yes. GOOSE is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on June 11, 2022 (#357).

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

What does GOOSE mean?

/ˈɡuːs/

Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are bigger than ducks.“There is a flock of geese on the pond.”
A female goose (sense 1).
The flesh of the goose used as food.

4 more noun definitions

A silly person.
A tailor's iron, heated in live coals or embers, used to press fabrics.
A young woman or girlfriend.
An old English board game in which players moved counters along a board, earning a double move when they reached the picture of a goose.

To sharply poke or pinch someone's buttocks. Derived from a goose's inclination to bite at a retreating intruder's hindquarters.
To stimulate, to spur.
To gently accelerate an automobile or machine, or give repeated small taps on the accelerator.

2 more verb definitions

(UK slang) Of private-hire taxi drivers, to pick up a passenger who has not pre-booked a cab. This is unauthorised under UK licensing conditions.
To hiss (a performer) off the stage.

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

Starter word rating: WeakIn the top 58% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: O, E
Unique letters: 4 of 5Repeats O
Common letters: O, E

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