Is HIDES a Wordle Word?

Yes. HIDES 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 HIDES mean?

/haɪdz/

To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.“He hides his magazines under the bed.”
To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight.

The skin of an animal.
The human skin.
(usually United States) One's own life or personal safety, especially when in peril.

3 more noun definitions

(mainly British) A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them.
A secret room for hiding oneself or valuables; a hideaway.
A covered structure to which a pet animal can retreat, as is recommended for snakes.

A unit of land and tax assessment of varying size, originally as intended to support one household with dependents.

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

Starter word rating: AverageIn the top 28% 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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