Wordle #1026 Answer – April 10, 2024
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1026, played on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. If you are playing it in the NYT Wordle archive, start with the hints. The answer comes after them, along with what the word means, how hard it was, and how the most popular starting words would have done.
Hints for Wordle #1026
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter B.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter H.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled.
Wordle #1026 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1026 on April 10, 2024 was:
BROTH
BROTH has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does BROTH Mean?
Broth (noun): Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled.
How Hard Was Wordle #1026?
5.8/10Medium-Hard
66%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
2look-alike answers
- Only 1 vowel, so the vowel pattern is hard to find early.
- Five different letters, which suits most guessing strategies.
- Only common letters, with nothing unusual to find.
- A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.
Look-alike answers: FROTH, BOOTH.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against BROTH
Here is the color feedback each well-known opener would have given on this puzzle, and how many past Wordle answers would still fit after that one guess. Fewer is better.
| Opener | Feedback | Answers left |
|---|---|---|
| SLATE | SLATE | 31 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 49 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 13 |
| STARE | STARE | 37 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 82 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 249 |
On this puzzle, TRACE was the most useful opener, leaving 13 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1026 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach BROTH. We open with SLATE, then each next guess is the word, from those still possible, that leaves the fewest options on average. Every guess fits all the clues so far, so this path is also legal in Hard Mode.
| Guess | Feedback | Words still possible |
|---|---|---|
| 1. SLATE | SLATE | 39 |
| 2. NORTH | NORTH | 2 |
| 3. BROTH | BROTH | Solved |
Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 39 everyday words still fit. Try your own guesses in our Wordle solver to see which words were left at each step.
Letter-by-Letter Breakdown of BROTH
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | B | 11.5% | 7.5% |
| 2nd | R | 36.2% | 11.6% |
| 3rd | O | 30% | 11.2% |
| 4th | T | 29.6% | 5.9% |
| 5th | H | 16.9% | 6% |
On This Day in Wordle: April 10
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1026 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on April 10, 2024?
The answer to Wordle #1026 on April 10, 2024 was BROTH.
Was Wordle #1026 hard?
We rate it 5.8 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 66% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1026?
Of the popular openers, TRACE did best, leaving 13 possible answers after the first guess.