Is SHAVE a Wordle Word?

Yes. SHAVE is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on May 6, 2024 (#1052).

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

What does SHAVE mean?

/ʃeɪv/

To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
To cut anything in this fashion.“The labourer with the bending scythe is seen / Shaving the surface of the waving green.”
To remove hair from one's face by this means.“I had little time to shave this morning.”

5 more verb definitions

To cut finely, as with slices of meat.
To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
To reduce in size or weight.
To be hard and severe in a bargain with; to practice extortion on; to cheat.
To buy (a note) at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it more than the legal rate allows.

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

Starter word rating: AverageIn the top 26% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: A, E
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: A, E

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