Wordle #1119 Answer – July 12, 2024
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1119, played on Friday, July 12, 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 #1119
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter J.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter Y.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — A very short, unspecified length of time.
Wordle #1119 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1119 on July 12, 2024 was:
JIFFY
JIFFY has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does JIFFY Mean?
Jiffy (noun): A very short, unspecified length of time.
Example: “I’ll be back in a jiffy.”
How Hard Was Wordle #1119?
10.0/10Hard
100%harder than this share of all 1,963 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 (J, F, Y) 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 JIFFY
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 | 179 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 196 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 186 |
| STARE | STARE | 186 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 78 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 221 |
On this puzzle, RAISE was the most useful opener, leaving 78 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1119 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach JIFFY. 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 | 214 |
| 2. IRONY | IRONY | 9 |
| 3. PIGGY | PIGGY | 3 |
| 4. DIZZY | DIZZY | 1 |
| 5. JIFFY | JIFFY | Solved |
Solved in 5 guesses. After SLATE, 214 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 JIFFY
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J | 1.1% | 0.8% |
| 2nd | I | 27.8% | 8.3% |
| 3rd | F | 8.8% | 1.3% |
| 4th | F | 8.8% | 1.7% |
| 5th | Y | 16.5% | 14.3% |
On This Day in Wordle: July 12
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Wordle #1119 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on July 12, 2024?
The answer to Wordle #1119 on July 12, 2024 was JIFFY.
Was Wordle #1119 hard?
We rate it 10.0 out of 10 (Hard), harder than about 100% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1119?
Of the popular openers, RAISE did best, leaving 78 possible answers after the first guess.