Wordle #540 answer: NAIVE
Played on 12-11-2022 · difficulty 2/5
What was the Wordle answer for #540?
The answer to Wordle #540, played on 12-11-2022, was NAIVE.
How the solver gets there
Starting from all 2,380 possible answers, this is the run an optimal solver makes against NAIVE. 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 | 18 |
| 2 | CRUMB | CRUMB | 3 |
| 3 | NAIVE | NAIVE | — |
At that point the clues could not separate GAFFE, NAIVE and WAIVE.
How hard was it?
Optimal play solves it in 3 guesses.
After the opening guess SALET, 18 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 three vowels. They are A, I and E. It begins with N. No letter repeats.