Is CLAWS a Wordle Word?

Yes. CLAWS is a valid Wordle word.

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

Plurals ending in S are almost never chosen as Wordle answers.

What does CLAWS mean?

/klɔːz/

A curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
A foot equipped with such.
The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.

3 more noun definitions

A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, such as the base of petals of the pink.
The act of catching a ball overhand.

5 more verb definitions

To perform a claw catch.
To move with one's fingertips.
To relieve uneasy feeling, such as an itch, by scratching; hence, to humor or flatter, to court someone.
To rail at; to scold.
To flatter; to fawn on (a person).

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

Starter word rating: WeakIn the top 46% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: A
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: L, A

Hard-mode trap: 10 valid words fit the pattern CLA_S. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.

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