Is RUSTS a Wordle Word?

Yes. RUSTS 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 RUSTS mean?

/ɹʌsts/

noun

  1. The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation.“The rust on my bicycle chain made cycling to work very dangerous.”
  2. A similar substance based on another metal (usually with qualification, such as "copper rust").“aerugo. Green or blue-green copper rust; verdigris. (American Heritage Dictionary, 1973)”
  3. A reddish-brown color.
2 more noun definitions
  1. A disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus.
  2. Damage caused to stamps and album pages by a fungal infection.

verb

  1. To oxidize, especially of iron or steel.“The patio furniture had rusted in the wind-driven spray.”
  2. To cause to oxidize.“The wind-driven spray had thoroughly rusted the patio furniture.”
  3. To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust.
1 more verb definition
  1. To (cause to) degenerate in idleness; to make or become dull or impaired by inaction.

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

RUSTS in Wordle

Starter word rating
WeakIn the top 62% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
U
Unique letters
4 of 5Repeats S
Common letters
R, T

Hard-mode trap: 9 valid words fit the pattern _USTS. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.

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