Wordle #1247 Answer – November 17, 2024
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1247, played on Sunday, November 17, 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 #1247
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter T.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter Y.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
interjection — Target sighted.
Wordle #1247 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1247 on November 17, 2024 was:
TALLY
TALLY has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does TALLY Mean?
Tally (interjection): Target sighted.
Example: “(Air Traffic Control): Speedbird 123, New York, traffic at two o’clock, seven miles, a Boeing 737, west-bound, at 4000 feet.””
How Hard Was Wordle #1247?
6.8/10Hard
85%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
2look-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 (Y) that starting words rarely test.
- A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.
Look-alike answers: SALLY, DALLY.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against TALLY
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 | 13 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 114 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 15 |
| STARE | STARE | 59 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 75 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 355 |
On this puzzle, SLATE was the most useful opener, leaving 13 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1247 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach TALLY. 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 | 15 |
| 2. NATAL | NATAL | 3 |
| 3. FAULT | FAULT | 1 |
| 4. TALLY | TALLY | Solved |
Solved in 4 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 TALLY
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | T | 29.6% | 6.6% |
| 2nd | A | 39.6% | 12.4% |
| 3rd | L | 28% | 4.4% |
| 4th | L | 28% | 6.9% |
| 5th | Y | 16.5% | 14.3% |
On This Day in Wordle: November 17
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1247 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on November 17, 2024?
The answer to Wordle #1247 on November 17, 2024 was TALLY.
Was Wordle #1247 hard?
We rate it 6.8 out of 10 (Hard), harder than about 85% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1247?
Of the popular openers, SLATE did best, leaving 13 possible answers after the first guess.