Is SANDS a Wordle Word?

Yes. SANDS 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 SANDS mean?

Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
(often in the plural) A beach or other expanse of sand.“The Canadian tar sands are a promising source of oil.”
(circa 1920) Personal courage.

4 more noun definitions

A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
A single grain of sand.
A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).

To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.
To cover with sand.
To blot ink using sand.

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

Starter word rating: WeakIn the top 71% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: A
Unique letters: 4 of 5Repeats S
Common letters: A

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

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