Is STEAR a Wordle Word?

Yes. STEAR is a valid Wordle word.

It is not on the Wordle answer list, so it is unlikely to be a daily answer.

What does STEAR mean?

Obsolete form of steer: To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).

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

Starter word rating: ExcellentIn the top 1% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: E, A
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: T, E, A, R

Hard-mode trap: 6 valid words fit the pattern S_EAR. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.

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