Is GNAWS a Wordle Word?

Yes. GNAWS 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 GNAWS mean?

To bite something persistently, especially something tough.“The dog gnawed the bone until it broke in two.”
To produce excessive anxiety or worry.“Her comment gnawed at me all day and I couldn't think about anything else.”
To corrode; to fret away; to waste.

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

Starter word rating: WeakIn the top 63% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: A
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: A

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