Wordle #1056 Answer – May 10, 2024

This page covers Wordle puzzle #1056, played on Friday, May 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 #1056

Hint 1: How many vowels?

The answer has 3 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).

Hint 2: First letter

It starts with the letter M.

Hint 3: Last letter

It ends with the letter A.

Hint 4: Repeated letters?

No, all five letters are different.

Hint 5: Meaning

noun — The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue.

Wordle #1056 Answer

The answer to Wordle #1056 on May 10, 2024 was:

MEDIA

MEDIA has been the Wordle answer only once so far.

What Does MEDIA Mean?

Media (noun): The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue.

How Hard Was Wordle #1056?

3.6/10Medium
14%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
1look-alike answers
  • 3 vowels, which a typical starting word uncovers quickly.
  • 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: MEDIC.

How Popular Starting Words Did Against MEDIA

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.

OpenerFeedbackAnswers left
SLATESLATE49
CRANECRANE41
TRACETRACE45
STARESTARE45
RAISERAISE3
AUDIOAUDIO2

On this puzzle, AUDIO was the most useful opener, leaving 2 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →

How to Solve Wordle #1056 Step by Step

Here is one efficient way to reach MEDIA. 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.

GuessFeedbackWords still possible
1. SLATESLATE54
2. AMBERAMBER2
3. ENEMAENEMA1
4. MEDIAMEDIASolved

Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 54 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 MEDIA

PositionLetterAppears in (all answers)In this exact spot
1stM13%4.9%
2ndE47.1%10.6%
3rdD16.2%3.3%
4thI27.8%7.5%
5thA39.6%2.8%

On This Day in Wordle: May 10

Answers from the same date in other years:

YearPuzzleAnswer
2026#1786PARKA
2025#1421YEAST
2023#690ETHIC
2022#325GECKO

Wordle #1056 FAQ

What was the Wordle answer on May 10, 2024?

The answer to Wordle #1056 on May 10, 2024 was MEDIA.

Was Wordle #1056 hard?

We rate it 3.6 out of 10 (Medium), harder than about 14% of all Wordle puzzles.

What was the best starting word for Wordle #1056?

Of the popular openers, AUDIO did best, leaving 2 possible answers after the first guess.