Wordle #121 answer: TWEED
Played on 10-18-2021 · difficulty 2/5
What was the Wordle answer for #121?
The answer to Wordle #121, played on 10-18-2021, was TWEED.
How the solver gets there
Starting from all 2,380 possible answers, this is the run an optimal solver makes against TWEED. Every guess is the one that splits the remaining field most evenly — the last column is how many answers were still standing after it.
| Turn | Guess | Feedback | Answers left |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SALET | SALET | 25 |
| 2 | MOHUR | MOHUR | 3 |
| 3 | TWEED | TWEED | — |
At that point the clues could not separate TEPEE, TWEED and TWEEN.
How hard was it?
Optimal play solves it in 3 guesses.
After the opening guess SALET, 25 of the 2,380 possible answers were still standing — a narrow field, so it came down quickly.
Hints, if you would rather work it out
There are two vowels. One vowel appears twice; the set is E. It begins with T. One letter appears twice - watch out for the E.