Wordle #1085 Answer – June 8, 2024

This page covers Wordle puzzle #1085, played on Saturday, June 8, 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 #1085

Hint 1: How many vowels?

The answer has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).

Hint 2: First letter

It starts with the letter H.

Hint 3: Last letter

It ends with the letter E.

Hint 4: Repeated letters?

Yes, one letter appears more than once.

Hint 5: Meaning

adverb — From here, from this place, away

Wordle #1085 Answer

The answer to Wordle #1085 on June 8, 2024 was:

HENCE

HENCE has been the Wordle answer only once so far.

What Does HENCE Mean?

Hence (adverb): From here, from this place, away

Example: “Get thee hence, Satan!”

How Hard Was Wordle #1085?

4.7/10Medium
42%harder than this share of all 1,963 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: FENCE.

How Popular Starting Words Did Against HENCE

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
SLATESLATE98
CRANECRANE10
TRACETRACE14
STARESTARE79
RAISERAISE54
AUDIOAUDIO147

On this puzzle, CRANE was the most useful opener, leaving 10 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →

How to Solve Wordle #1085 Step by Step

Here is one efficient way to reach HENCE. 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. SLATESLATE106
2. DRONEDRONE12
3. HENCEHENCESolved

Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 106 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 HENCE

PositionLetterAppears in (all answers)In this exact spot
1stH16.9%2.9%
2ndE47.1%10.6%
3rdN24%5.7%
4thC19.2%6.3%
5thE47.1%19.6%

On This Day in Wordle: June 8

Answers from the same date in other years:

YearPuzzleAnswer
2026#1815MAFIA
2025#1450LEASE
2023#719CRUMB
2022#354TRAIT

Wordle #1085 FAQ

What was the Wordle answer on June 8, 2024?

The answer to Wordle #1085 on June 8, 2024 was HENCE.

Was Wordle #1085 hard?

We rate it 4.7 out of 10 (Medium), harder than about 42% of all Wordle puzzles.

What was the best starting word for Wordle #1085?

Of the popular openers, CRANE did best, leaving 10 possible answers after the first guess.