Is SETUP a Wordle Word?

Yes. SETUP is a valid Wordle word.

It is on the original Wordle answer list and has not been an answer yet, so it could be a future answer.

What does SETUP mean?

/ˈsɛtˌʌp/

Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.“The laboratory included an elaborate setup for measuring the energy.”
The fashion in which something is organized or arranged.“The classroom setup was simple and efficient.”
A situation orchestrated to frame someone; a covert effort to place the blame on somebody.“Trust me, that was a setup!”

3 more noun definitions

An installer.“After inserting the disk, run the setup.”
(operations) The process of arranging resources for performing a specific operation, as a run of a particular product.“A simple setup on the bottling line involves reloading bottles and labels; emptying, cleaning, and reloading the tanks; and a test run.”
The tendency of persistent wind to produce higher water levels at the downwind shore of a body of water and lower at the upwind shore.“There was a strong wind setup at the south end of the lake after a day of northerly gales.”

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

Starter word rating: AverageIn the top 24% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: E, U
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: E, T

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