Is HATCH a Wordle Word?

Yes. HATCH is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on October 10, 2021 (#113).

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

What does HATCH mean?

/hætʃ/

A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling.
A trapdoor.
An opening in a wall at window height for the purpose of serving food or other items. A pass through.“The cook passed the dishes through the serving hatch.”

7 more noun definitions

A small door in large mechanical structures and vehicles such as aircraft and spacecraft often provided for access for maintenance.
An opening through the deck of a ship or submarine
A gullet.
A frame or weir in a river, for catching fish.
A floodgate; a sluice gate.
A bedstead.
An opening into, or in search of, a mine.

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

Starter word rating: WeakIn the top 73% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: A
Unique letters: 4 of 5Repeats H
Common letters: A, T

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