Is LADED a Wordle Word?

Yes. LADED is a valid Wordle word.

It is not on the Wordle answer list, so it is unlikely to be a daily answer.

Past-tense words ending in ED are almost never chosen as Wordle answers.

What does LADED mean?

To fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment).
To weigh down, oppress, or burden.
To use a ladle or dipper to remove something (generally water).“to lade water out of a tub, or into a cistern”

2 more verb definitions

To transfer (molten glass) from the pot to the forming table, in making plate glass.
To admit water by leakage.

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

Starter word rating: AverageIn the top 34% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: A, E
Unique letters: 4 of 5Repeats D
Common letters: L, A, E

Hard-mode trap: 12 valid words fit the pattern LA_ED. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.

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