Is WANES a Wordle Word?

Yes. WANES 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 WANES mean?

noun

  1. A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.
  2. The lunar phase during which the sun seems to illuminate less of the moon as its sunlit area becomes progressively smaller as visible from Earth.
  3. The end of a period.
1 more noun definition
  1. A rounded corner caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.

verb

  1. To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.
  2. Said of light that dims or diminishes in strength.
  3. Said of the Moon as it passes through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible.
3 more verb definitions
  1. Said of a time period that comes to an end.
  2. To decrease physically in size, amount, numbers or surface.
  3. To cause to decrease.

noun

  1. A child.

noun

  1. A house or dwelling.

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

WANES in Wordle

Starter word rating
AverageIn the top 14% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
A, E
Unique letters
5 of 5
Common letters
A, E

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

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