Wordle #1240 Answer – November 10, 2024

This page covers Wordle puzzle #1240, played on Sunday, November 10, 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 #1240

Hint 1: How many vowels?

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

Hint 2: First letter

It starts with the letter I.

Hint 3: Last letter

It ends with the letter R.

Hint 4: Repeated letters?

Yes, one letter appears more than once.

Wordle #1240 Answer

The answer to Wordle #1240 on November 10, 2024 was:

INNER

INNER has been the Wordle answer only once so far.

How Hard Was Wordle #1240?

4.0/10Medium
23%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
2look-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: INTER, INFER.

How Popular Starting Words Did Against INNER

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
SLATESLATE138
CRANECRANE24
TRACETRACE95
STARESTARE97
RAISERAISE25
AUDIOAUDIO221

On this puzzle, CRANE was the most useful opener, leaving 24 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →

How to Solve Wordle #1240 Step by Step

Here is one efficient way to reach INNER. 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. SLATESLATE157
2. DECORDECOR17
3. VIPERVIPER2
4. INFERINFER1
5. INNERINNERSolved

Solved in 5 guesses. After SLATE, 157 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 INNER

PositionLetterAppears in (all answers)In this exact spot
1stI27.8%1.6%
2ndN24%4.2%
3rdN24%5.7%
4thE47.1%13.2%
5thR36.1%8.5%

On This Day in Wordle: November 10

Answers from the same date in other years:

YearPuzzleAnswer
2025#1605TABBY
2023#874LEASH
2022#509UNITE
2021#144GROUP

Wordle #1240 FAQ

What was the Wordle answer on November 10, 2024?

The answer to Wordle #1240 on November 10, 2024 was INNER.

Was Wordle #1240 hard?

We rate it 4.0 out of 10 (Medium), harder than about 23% of all Wordle puzzles.

What was the best starting word for Wordle #1240?

Of the popular openers, CRANE did best, leaving 24 possible answers after the first guess.