Is GIMPS a Wordle Word?

Yes. GIMPS 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 GIMPS mean?

A narrow ornamental fabric or braid of silk, wool, or cotton, often stiffened with metallic wire or coarse cord running through it, used as trimming for dresses, curtains, furniture, etc. Also guimpe.
Any coarse or reinforced thread, such as a glazed thread employed in lacemaking to outline designs, or silk thread used as a fishing leader, protected from the bite of fish by a wrapping of fine wire.
The plastic cord used in the plaiting and knotting craft Scoubidou (lanyard making); or, the process itself.

1 more noun definition

(of yarn, cord, thread, etc.) To wrap or wind (surround) with another length of yarn or wire in a tight spiral, often by means of a gimping machine, creating 'gimped yarn', etc. Also, generally, to wrap or twist with string or wire. See gimped.
To notch or indent; to jag or make jagged; to edge with serrations or grooves.

3 more noun definitions

A name-calling word, generally for a person who is perceived to be inept, deficient or peculiar
(BDSM) A sexual submissive, almost always male, dressed generally in a black leather suit. See Gimp (sadomasochism) in Wikipedia.
A character or ability that is underpowered.

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

Starter word rating: WeakIn the top 83% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: I
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: I

Hard-mode trap: 8 valid words fit the pattern _IMPS. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.

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