Wordle #1210 Answer – October 11, 2024
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1210, played on Friday, October 11, 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 #1210
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter G.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter Y.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
adjective — (of wind) Blowing in gusts; blustery; tempestuous.
Wordle #1210 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1210 on October 11, 2024 was:
GUSTY
GUSTY has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does GUSTY Mean?
Gusty (adjective): (of wind) Blowing in gusts; blustery; tempestuous.
How Hard Was Wordle #1210?
6.9/10Hard
86%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
4look-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 (Y) that starting words rarely test.
- 4 look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots, which can turn the last guesses into a coin flip.
Look-alike answers: LUSTY, RUSTY, MUSTY, DUSTY.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against GUSTY
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 | 4 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 196 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 89 |
| STARE | STARE | 16 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 56 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 74 |
On this puzzle, SLATE was the most useful opener, leaving 4 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1210 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach GUSTY. 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 | 6 |
| 2. DUSTY | DUSTY | 3 |
| 3. GUSTY | GUSTY | Solved |
Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 6 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 GUSTY
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | G | 13% | 5.3% |
| 2nd | U | 19.5% | 7.6% |
| 3rd | S | 25.8% | 3.1% |
| 4th | T | 29.6% | 5.9% |
| 5th | Y | 16.5% | 14.3% |
On This Day in Wordle: October 11
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1210 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on October 11, 2024?
The answer to Wordle #1210 on October 11, 2024 was GUSTY.
Was Wordle #1210 hard?
We rate it 6.9 out of 10 (Hard), harder than about 86% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1210?
Of the popular openers, SLATE did best, leaving 4 possible answers after the first guess.