Is RICED a Wordle Word?

Yes. RICED 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 RICED mean?

To squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces (especially potatoes).
To harvest wild rice (Zizania sp.)
To throw rice at a person (usually at a wedding).

1 more verb definition

To customize the user interface of a computer system, e.g. a desktop environment.

Made into or consisting of finely minced pieces resembling rice“riced cauliflower”

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

Starter word rating: AverageIn the top 13% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: I, E
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: R, I, E

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