Is WATCH a Wordle Word?

Yes. WATCH is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on March 11, 2022 (#265).

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

What does WATCH mean?

/wɒt͡ʃ/

A portable or wearable timepiece.“More people today carry a watch on their wrists than in their pockets.”
The act of guarding and observing someone or something.
A particular time period when guarding is kept.“The second watch of the night began at midnight.”

5 more noun definitions

A person or group of people who guard.“The watch stopped the travelers at the city gates.”
The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.
A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).
The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.

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

Starter word rating: WeakIn the top 61% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: A
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: A, T

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