Is SHIFT a Wordle Word?

Yes. SHIFT is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on December 9, 2023 (#903).

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

What does SHIFT mean?

/ʃɪft/

A modifier key whose main function is shifting between two or more functions of any of certain other keys (usually by pressing Shift and the other button simultaneously).

A type of women's undergarment, a slip.“Just last week she bought a new shift at the market.”
A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time.“We'll work three shifts a day till the job's done.”
An act of shifting; a slight movement or change.“There was a shift in the political atmosphere.”

10 more noun definitions

The gear mechanism in a motor vehicle.“Does it come with a stick-shift?”
A bit shift.
The infield shift.“Teams often use the shift against this lefty.”
(often with the definite article, usually uncountable) The act of kissing passionately.
A contrivance, a device to try when other methods fail.
A trick, an artifice.
The extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints.
A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.
A mutation in which the DNA or RNA from two different sources (such as viruses or bacteria) combine.
In violin-playing, any position of the left hand except that nearest the nut.

(sometimes figurative) To move from one place to another; to redistribute.“We'll have to shift these boxes to the downtown office.”
To change in form or character; swap.
To change position.“His political stance shifted daily.”

14 more verb definitions

To change residence; to leave and live elsewhere.“We are shifting to America next month.”
To change (clothes, especially underwear).
To change (someone's) clothes; sometimes specifically, to change underwear.
To change gears (in a car).“I crested the hill and shifted into fifth.”
(typewriters) To move the keys of a typewriter over in order to type capital letters and special characters.
(computer keyboards) To switch to a character entry mode for capital letters and special characters.
To manipulate a binary number by moving all of its digits left or right; compare rotate.“Shifting 1001 to the left yields 10010; shifting it right yields 100.”
To remove the first value from an array.
To dispose of.“How can I shift a grass stain?”
To hurry.“If you shift, you might make the 2:19.”
To engage in sexual petting.
To resort to expedients for accomplishing a purpose; to contrive; to manage.
To practice indirect or evasive methods.
In violin-playing, to move the left hand from its original position next to the nut.

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

Starter word rating: WeakIn the top 66% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: I
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: I, T

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