Wordle #1060 Answer – May 14, 2024
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1060, played on Tuesday, May 14, 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 #1060
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter A.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter S.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — A large number of things collected or piled together.
Wordle #1060 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1060 on May 14, 2024 was:
AMASS
AMASS has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does AMASS Mean?
Amass (noun): A large number of things collected or piled together.
How Hard Was Wordle #1060?
5.6/10Medium-Hard
63%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
1look-alike answers
- 2 vowels, which a typical starting word uncovers quickly.
- A repeated letter, which most players do not test until late.
- Only common letters, with nothing unusual to find.
- A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.
Look-alike answers: AMISS.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against AMASS
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 | 12 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 43 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 43 |
| STARE | STARE | 13 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 20 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 44 |
On this puzzle, SLATE was the most useful opener, leaving 12 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1060 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach AMASS. 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 | 13 |
| 2. BRASH | BRASH | 2 |
| 3. AMASS | AMASS | Solved |
Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 13 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 AMASS
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A | 39.6% | 6.3% |
| 2nd | M | 13% | 1.7% |
| 3rd | A | 39.6% | 14.1% |
| 4th | S | 25.8% | 7.5% |
| 5th | S | 25.8% | 1.5% |
On This Day in Wordle: May 14
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1060 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on May 14, 2024?
The answer to Wordle #1060 on May 14, 2024 was AMASS.
Was Wordle #1060 hard?
We rate it 5.6 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 63% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1060?
Of the popular openers, SLATE did best, leaving 12 possible answers after the first guess.