Is ROUSE a Wordle Word?

Yes. ROUSE is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on September 8, 2023 (#811).

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

What does ROUSE mean?

/ˈɹaʊz/

An arousal.
The sounding of a bugle in the morning after reveille, to signal that soldiers are to rise from bed, often the rouse.

To wake (someone) or be awoken from sleep, or from apathy.
To cause, stir up, excite (a feeling, thought, etc.).“to rouse the faculties, passions, or emotions”
To provoke (someone) to action or anger.

4 more verb definitions

To cause to start from a covert or lurking place.“to rouse a deer or other animal of the chase”
To pull by main strength; to haul.
To raise; to make erect.
(when followed by "on") To tell off; to criticise.“He roused on her for being late yet again.”

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

Starter word rating: GoodIn the top 4% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: O, U, E
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: R, O, E

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