Is DIVES a Wordle Word?

Yes. DIVES 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 DIVES mean?

/ˈdaɪvz/

noun

  1. A supernatural entity of disagreeable nature.

noun

  1. A jump or plunge into water.“the dive of a hawk after prey”
  2. A headfirst jump toward the ground or into another substance.
  3. A downward swooping motion.
5 more noun definitions
  1. A swim under water.
  2. A decline.
  3. A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.
  4. Aerial descent with the nose pointed down.
  5. A deliberate fall after a challenge.

verb

  1. To swim under water.
  2. To jump into water head-first.
  3. To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.“to dive into home plate”
6 more verb definitions
  1. To descend sharply or steeply.
  2. (especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm.“She dove right in and started making improvements.”
  3. To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
  4. To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.
  5. To explore by diving; to plunge into.
  6. To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.

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

DIVES in Wordle

Starter word rating
WeakIn the top 44% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
I, E
Unique letters
5 of 5
Common letters
I, E

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