Is HORSE a Wordle Word?

Yes. HORSE is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on March 7, 2023 (#626).

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

What does HORSE mean?

/hɔːs/

noun

  1. Any of several animals related to Equus ferus caballus.
  2. Equipment with legs.
  3. Type of equipment.
5 more noun definitions
  1. A mass of earthy matter, or rock of the same character as the wall rock, occurring in the course of a vein, as of coal or ore; hence, to take horse (said of a vein) is to divide into branches for a distance.
  2. The sedative, antidepressant, and anxiolytic drug morphine, chiefly when used illicitly.
  3. An informal variant of basketball in which players match shots made by their opponent(s), each miss adding a letter to the word "horse", with 5 misses spelling the whole word and eliminating a player, until only the winner is left. Also HORSE, H-O-R-S-E or H.O.R.S.E. (see Variations of basketball#H-O-R-S-E).
  4. (among students) A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or examination.
  5. (among students) horseplay; tomfoolery

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HORSE in Wordle

Starter word rating
GoodIn the top 6% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
O, E
Unique letters
5 of 5
Common letters
O, R, E

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