Is POISE a Wordle Word?

Yes. POISE is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on December 24, 2022 (#553).

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

What does POISE mean?

/pɔɪz/

5 more noun definitions

A condition of hovering, or being suspended.
A CGS unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimetre.
Weight; an amount of weight, the amount something weighs.
The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
That which causes a balance; a counterweight.

To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.
To counterpoise; to counterbalance.
To be of a given weight; to weigh.

5 more verb definitions

To add weight to, to weigh down.
To hold (something) with or against something else in equilibrium; to balance, counterpose.
To hold (something) in equilibrium, to hold balanced and ready; to carry (something) ready to be used.“I poised the crowbar in my hand, and waited.”
To keep (something) in equilibrium; to hold suspended or balanced.“The rock was poised precariously on the edge of the cliff.”
To ascertain, as if by balancing; to weigh.

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

Starter word rating: AverageIn the top 14% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: O, I, E
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: O, I, E

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