Is HOSEL a Wordle Word?

Yes. HOSEL is a valid Wordle word.

It is not on the Wordle answer list, so it is unlikely to be a daily answer.

What does HOSEL mean?

The portion of the head of a golf club to which the shaft of the club attaches.“Though largely ignored by players, hosel design is integral to the balance, feel and power of a club.”
(slang) A semester, in the context of a course of study which should be enjoyable as opposed to required work.“The new hosel will be using the format suggested by students.”

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

Starter word rating: AverageIn the top 12% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: O, E
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: O, E, L

Hard-mode trap: 6 valid words fit the pattern HOSE_. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.

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