Wordle #1182 Answer – September 13, 2024

This page covers Wordle puzzle #1182, played on Friday, September 13, 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 #1182

Hint 1: How many vowels?

The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).

Hint 2: First letter

It starts with the letter H.

Hint 3: Last letter

It ends with the letter H.

Hint 4: Repeated letters?

Yes, one letter appears more than once.

Hint 5: Meaning

verb — To negatively criticize.

Wordle #1182 Answer

The answer to Wordle #1182 on September 13, 2024 was:

HARSH

HARSH has been the Wordle answer only once so far.

What Does HARSH Mean?

Harsh (verb): To negatively criticize.

Example: “Quit harshing me already, I said that I was sorry!”

How Hard Was Wordle #1182?

7.0/10Hard
88%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
1look-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.
  • Only common letters, with nothing unusual to find.
  • A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.

Look-alike answers: MARSH.

How Popular Starting Words Did Against HARSH

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
SLATESLATE13
CRANECRANE48
TRACETRACE45
STARESTARE2
RAISERAISE2
AUDIOAUDIO355

On this puzzle, STARE was the most useful opener, leaving 2 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →

How to Solve Wordle #1182 Step by Step

Here is one efficient way to reach HARSH. 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. SLATESLATE15
2. BASINBASIN2
3. HARSHHARSHSolved

Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 15 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 HARSH

PositionLetterAppears in (all answers)In this exact spot
1stH16.9%2.9%
2ndA39.6%12.4%
3rdR36.2%7.1%
4thS25.8%7.5%
5thH16.9%6%

On This Day in Wordle: September 13

Answers from the same date in other years:

YearPuzzleAnswer
2026#1912FOCUS
2025#1547NADIR
2023#816CLEAR
2022#451ALPHA
2021#86GONER

Wordle #1182 FAQ

What was the Wordle answer on September 13, 2024?

The answer to Wordle #1182 on September 13, 2024 was HARSH.

Was Wordle #1182 hard?

We rate it 7.0 out of 10 (Hard), harder than about 88% of all Wordle puzzles.

What was the best starting word for Wordle #1182?

Of the popular openers, STARE did best, leaving 2 possible answers after the first guess.