Is FENDS a Wordle Word?

Yes. FENDS 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 FENDS mean?

To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being.
(except as "fend for oneself") To defend, to take care of (typically construed with for); to block or push away (typically construed with off).

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

Starter word rating: WeakIn the top 47% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: E
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: E

Hard-mode trap: 11 valid words fit the pattern _ENDS. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.

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