Is MUMPS a Wordle Word?

Yes. MUMPS is a valid Wordle word.

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

Plurals ending in S are almost never chosen as Wordle answers.

What does MUMPS mean?

noun

  1. A grimace.

verb

  1. To mumble, speak unclearly.
  2. To move the lips with the mouth closed; to mumble, as in sulkiness.
  3. To beg, especially if using a repeated phrase.
4 more verb definitions
  1. To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon.
  2. To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar.
  3. To be sullen or sulky.
  4. To nibble.

noun

  1. A cube of peat.

noun

  1. A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.
  2. A gloomy or sullen silence.

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

MUMPS in Wordle

Starter word rating
WeakIn the top 97% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
U
Unique letters
4 of 5Repeats M

Hard-mode trap: 13 valid words fit the pattern _UMPS. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.

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