Is RITES a Wordle Word?

Yes. RITES 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 RITES mean?

/ɹaɪts/

That which complies with justice, law or reason.“We're on the side of right in this contest.”
A legal, just or moral entitlement.“You have no right to go through my personal diary.”
The right side or direction.“The pharmacy is just on the right past the bookshop.”

4 more noun definitions

The right hand or fist.
The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.“The political right holds too much power.”
The outward or most finished surface, as of a coin, piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
A wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore).

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: I, E
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: R, I, T, E

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

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