Is HOUND a Wordle Word?

Yes. HOUND is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on April 18, 2023 (#668).

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

What does HOUND mean?

/haʊnd/

noun

  1. A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
  2. Any canine animal.
  3. (by extension) Someone who seeks something.
3 more noun definitions
  1. (by extension) A male who constantly seeks the company of desirable women.
  2. A despicable person.
  3. A houndfish.

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

HOUND in Wordle

Starter word rating
WeakIn the top 72% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
O, U
Unique letters
5 of 5
Common letters
O

Hard-mode trap: 9 valid words fit the pattern _OUND. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.

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