Wordle #166 answer: CHEAT
Played on 12-02-2021 · difficulty 2/5
What was the Wordle answer for #166?
The answer to Wordle #166, played on 12-02-2021, was CHEAT.
How the solver gets there
Starting from all 2,380 possible answers, this is the run an optimal solver makes against CHEAT. 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 | 14 |
| 2 | DEARN | DEARN | 2 |
| 3 | CHEAT | CHEAT | — |
At that point the clues could not separate CHEAT and WHEAT.
How hard was it?
Optimal play solves it in 3 guesses.
After the opening guess SALET, 14 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. They are E and A. It begins with C. No letter repeats.