Is JIVES a Wordle Word?

Yes. JIVES 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 JIVES mean?

/dʒaɪvz/

verb

  1. To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt.
  2. To say in a mocking or taunting manner.
  3. To make a mocking remark or remarks; to jeer.

verb

  1. To accord or agree.“That explanation doesn’t jibe with the facts.”

verb

  1. Alternative spelling of gybe

noun

  1. A dance style popular in the 1940–50s.
  2. Swing, a style of jazz music.
  3. A slang associated with jazz musicians; hepcat patois or hipster jargon.
2 more noun definitions
  1. Nonsense; transparently deceptive talk.“Don’t give me that jive. I know where you were last night.”
  2. African-American Vernacular English.

verb

  1. To deceive; to be deceptive.“Don’t try to jive me! I know where you were last night!”
  2. To dance.

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

JIVES in Wordle

Starter word rating
WeakIn the top 68% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
I, E
Unique letters
5 of 5
Common letters
I, E
Rare letters
J

Hard-mode trap: 10 valid words fit the pattern _IVES. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.

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