Wordle #682 answer: SULKY
Played on 05-02-2023 · difficulty 2/5
What was the Wordle answer for #682?
The answer to Wordle #682, played on 05-02-2023, was SULKY.
How the solver gets there
Starting from all 2,380 possible answers, this is the run an optimal solver makes against SULKY. 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 | 5 |
| 2 | SILKY | SILKY | 1 |
| 3 | SULKY | SULKY | — |
At that point the clues could not separate SILKY, SILLY, SOLID, SULKY and SULLY.
How hard was it?
Optimal play solves it in 3 guesses.
After the opening guess SALET, 5 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 is one vowel. It is U. It begins with S. No letter repeats.