Is READS a Wordle Word?

Yes. READS 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 READS mean?

/ɹiːdz/

A reading or an act of reading, especially an actor's part of a play.
(in combination) Something to be read; a written work.“His thrillers are always a gripping read.”
A person's interpretation or impression of something.“What's your read of the current political situation?”

1 more noun definition

To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.“Have you read this book?”
To speak aloud words or other information that is written. Often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object.“All right, class, who wants to read next?”
To read work(s) written by (a named author).“At the moment I'm reading Milton.”

14 more verb definitions

To interpret, or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from.“I can read his feelings in his face.”
To consist of certain text.“On the door hung a sign that reads "No admittance".”
Of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way.“Arabic reads right to left.”
To substitute (a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one); used to introduce an emendation of a text.
(usually ironic) Used after a euphemism to introduce the intended, more blunt meaning of a term.
To be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection.“Do you read me?”
To observe and comprehend (a displayed signal)“A repeater signal may be used where the track geometry makes the main signal difficult to read from a distance.”
(except Scotland) To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks.“I am reading theology at university.”
To fetch data from (a storage medium, etc.).“to read a hard disk; to read a port; to read the keyboard”
To think, believe; to consider (that).
To advise; to counsel. See rede.
To tell; to declare; to recite.
To recognise (someone) as being transgender.“Every time I go outside, I worry that someone will read me.”
To call attention to the flaws of (someone) in either a playful, a taunting, or an insulting way.

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

Starter word rating: ExcellentIn the top 2% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: E, A
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: R, E, A

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