Is POUND a Wordle Word?

Yes. POUND is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on August 7, 2021 (#49).

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

What does POUND mean?

/paʊnd/

noun

  1. A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
  2. A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g). Today, this is a common unit of weight when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere.
  3. The symbol # (octothorpe, hash)
4 more noun definitions
  1. The unit of currency used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies. It is divided into 100 pence.
  2. Any of various units of currency used in Egypt and Lebanon, and formerly in the Republic of Ireland, Cyprus and Israel.
  3. Any of various units of currency formerly used in the United States.“the Rhode Island pound; the New Hampshire pound”
  4. Abbreviation for pound-force, a unit of force/weight. Using this abbreviation to describe pound-force is inaccurate and unscientific.

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

POUND in Wordle

Starter word rating
WeakIn the top 74% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
O, U
Unique letters
5 of 5
Common letters
O

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