Is THUMB a Wordle Word?

Yes. THUMB is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on October 12, 2021 (#115) and June 7, 2026 (#1814).

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

What does THUMB mean?

/θʌm/

The short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.
The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider.
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To touch or cover with the thumb.“to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon”
(with through) To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.“I thumbed through the book and decided not to bother reading it all.”
(travel) To hitchhike“So I started thumbin' back east, toward my hometown.”

3 more verb definitions

To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling.
To manipulate (an object) with the thumb; especially, to pull back the hammer or open the cylinder of a revolver.
To fire (a single action revolver) quickly by pulling the hammer while keeping the trigger depressed.

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

Starter word rating: WeakIn the top 89% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: U
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: T

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