Wordle #1069 Answer – May 23, 2024
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1069, played on Thursday, May 23, 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 #1069
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter S.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter H.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — A short rustling, hissing or whistling sound, often made by friction.
Wordle #1069 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1069 on May 23, 2024 was:
SWISH
SWISH has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does SWISH Mean?
Swish (noun): A short rustling, hissing or whistling sound, often made by friction.
How Hard Was Wordle #1069?
7.9/10Hard
94%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
0look-alike answers
- Only 1 vowel, so the vowel pattern is hard to find early.
- A repeated letter, which most players do not test until late.
- Less common letters (W) that starting words rarely test.
- No other answers share four of its five letter spots, so it falls fast once the letters are found.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against SWISH
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 | 43 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 196 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 186 |
| STARE | STARE | 50 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 9 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 221 |
On this puzzle, RAISE was the most useful opener, leaving 9 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1069 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach SWISH. 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 | 55 |
| 2. SCION | SCION | 6 |
| 3. SHIRK | SHIRK | 1 |
| 4. SWISH | SWISH | Solved |
Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 55 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 SWISH
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | S | 25.8% | 14.8% |
| 2nd | W | 8.3% | 1.9% |
| 3rd | I | 27.8% | 10.9% |
| 4th | S | 25.8% | 7.5% |
| 5th | H | 16.9% | 6% |
On This Day in Wordle: May 23
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1069 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on May 23, 2024?
The answer to Wordle #1069 on May 23, 2024 was SWISH.
Was Wordle #1069 hard?
We rate it 7.9 out of 10 (Hard), harder than about 94% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1069?
Of the popular openers, RAISE did best, leaving 9 possible answers after the first guess.