Wordle #497 answer: LIBEL
Played on 10-29-2022 · difficulty 3/5
What was the Wordle answer for #497?
The answer to Wordle #497, played on 10-29-2022, was LIBEL.
How the solver gets there
Starting from all 2,380 possible answers, this is the run an optimal solver makes against LIBEL. 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 | 44 |
| 2 | LIVOR | LIVOR | 3 |
| 3 | LIKEN | LIKEN | 1 |
| 4 | LIBEL | LIBEL | — |
At that point the clues could not separate LIBEL, LIKEN and LINEN.
How hard was it?
Optimal play solves it in 4 guesses.
After the opening guess SALET, 44 of the 2,380 possible answers were still standing — about average.
Hints, if you would rather work it out
There are two vowels. They are I and E. It begins with L. One letter appears twice - watch out for the L.