Is PROBE a Wordle Word?

Yes. PROBE is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on December 16, 2022 (#545).

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

What does PROBE mean?

/pɹəʊb/

Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information.
An act of probing; a prod, a poke.

6 more noun definitions

An investigation or inquiry.“They launched a probe into the cause of the accident.”
A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling.
A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it.“Insert the probe into the soil and read the temperature.”
A small, usually unmanned, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings.
(game of go) a move with multiple answers seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy
Any group of atoms or molecules radioactively labeled in order to study a given molecule or other structure

To explore, investigate, or question“If you probe further, you may discover different reasons.”
To insert a probe into.

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

Starter word rating: AverageIn the top 22% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: O, E
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: R, O, E

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