Is LACES a Wordle Word?

Yes. LACES 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 LACES mean?

/ˈleɪ.sɪz/

A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. Wp
A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly. Wp
A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net.

1 more noun definition

To fasten (something) with laces.
To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink).
To interweave items.“to lace one's fingers together”

3 more verb definitions

To interweave the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
To beat; to lash; to make stripes on.
To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material.“cloth laced with silver”

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

Starter word rating: GoodIn the top 3% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: A, E
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: L, A, E

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

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