Is GRIPE a Wordle Word?

Yes. GRIPE is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on December 23, 2021 (#187) and August 6, 2026 (#1874).

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

What does GRIPE mean?

/ɡɹʌɪp/

8 more noun definitions

That which is grasped; a handle; a grip.“the gripe of a sword”
A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
Oppression; cruel exaction; affliction; pinching distress.“the gripe of poverty”
(chiefly in the plural) Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines.
The piece of timber that terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot.
The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind.
An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted.
A vulture, Gyps fulvus; the griffin.

To complain; to whine.
To annoy or bother.“What's griping you?”
To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm.

4 more verb definitions

To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances.
To suffer griping pains.
To make a grab (to, towards, at or upon something).
To seize or grasp.

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

Starter word rating: AverageIn the top 21% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: I, E
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: R, I, E

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