Wordle #1165 Answer – August 27, 2024
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1165, played on Tuesday, August 27, 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 #1165
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter C.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter N.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
Wordle #1165 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1165 on August 27, 2024 was:
CROWN
CROWN has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does CROWN Mean?
Crown (noun): A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
How Hard Was Wordle #1165?
5.8/10Medium-Hard
66%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
5look-alike answers
- Only 1 vowel, so the vowel pattern is hard to find early.
- Five different letters, which suits most guessing strategies.
- Less common letters (W) that starting words rarely test.
- 5 look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots, which can turn the last guesses into a coin flip.
Look-alike answers: CLOWN, CROWD, FROWN, BROWN, GROWN.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against CROWN
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 | 1 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 8 |
| STARE | STARE | 80 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 82 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 250 |
On this puzzle, CRANE was the most useful opener, leaving 1 possible answer. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1165 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach CROWN. 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 | 5 |
| 3. BROWN | BROWN | 4 |
| 4. CROWN | CROWN | Solved |
Solved in 4 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 CROWN
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C | 19.2% | 8.6% |
| 2nd | R | 36.1% | 11.6% |
| 3rd | O | 30% | 11.2% |
| 4th | W | 8.3% | 1.1% |
| 5th | N | 24% | 5.7% |
On This Day in Wordle: August 27
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1165 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on August 27, 2024?
The answer to Wordle #1165 on August 27, 2024 was CROWN.
Was Wordle #1165 hard?
We rate it 5.8 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 66% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1165?
Of the popular openers, CRANE did best, leaving 1 possible answer after the first guess.