Is GIVES a Wordle Word?

Yes. GIVES 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 GIVES mean?

/ɡɪvz/

(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
(ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).“I give it a 95% chance of success.”
To yield slightly when a force is applied.

16 more verb definitions

To collapse under pressure or force.“One pillar gave, then more, and suddenly the whole floor pancaked onto the floor below.”
To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.“They're giving my favorite show!”
To lead (onto or into).“The master bedroom gives onto a spacious balcony.”
To provide a view of.“His window gave the park.”
To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.“The number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship.”
To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.“He can be bad-tempered, I'll give you that, but he's a hard worker.”
To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).“The umpire finally gave his decision: the ball was out.”
To grant power or permission to; to allow.
To devote or apply (oneself).“That boy is given to fits of bad temper.”
To become soft or moist.
To shed tears; to weep.
To have a misgiving.
To be going on, to be occurring“What gives?”

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

Starter word rating: WeakIn the top 49% 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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