Is HAZES a Wordle Word?

Yes. HAZES 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 HAZES mean?

Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility.
A reduction of transparency of a clear gas or liquid.
An analogous dullness on a surface that is ideally highly reflective or transparent.“The furniture has a haze, possibly from some kind of wax.”

3 more noun definitions

Any state suggestive of haze in the atmosphere, such as mental confusion or vagueness of memory.
(packaging) The degree of cloudiness or turbidity in a clear glass or plastic, measured in percent.
Any substance causing turbidity in beer or wine.

To perform an unpleasant initiation ritual upon a usually non-consenting individual, especially freshmen to a closed community such as a college or military unit.
To oppress or harass by forcing to do hard and unnecessary work.
In a rodeo, to assist the bulldogger by keeping (the steer) running in a straight line.

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

Starter word rating: AverageIn the top 33% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: A, E
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: A, E
Rare letters: Z

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