Is WOUND a Wordle Word?

Yes. WOUND is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on October 12, 2025 (#1576).

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

What does WOUND mean?

/wuːnd/

noun

  1. An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
  2. A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.“It took a long time to get over the wound of that insult.”
  3. An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.

verb

  1. To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.“The police officer wounded the suspect during the fight that ensued.”
  2. To hurt (a person's feelings).“The actor's pride was wounded when the leading role went to his rival.”

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

WOUND in Wordle

Starter word rating
WeakIn the top 81% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
O, U
Unique letters
5 of 5
Common letters
O

Hard-mode trap: 9 valid words fit the pattern _OUND. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.

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