Wordle #1252 Answer – November 22, 2024
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1252, played on Friday, November 22, 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 #1252
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter P.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter L.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the … oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-…. Round lustrous … are used in jewellery.
Wordle #1252 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1252 on November 22, 2024 was:
PEARL
PEARL has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does PEARL Mean?
Pearl (noun): A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery.
How Hard Was Wordle #1252?
3.0/10Easy
3%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
0look-alike answers
- 2 vowels, which a typical starting word uncovers quickly.
- Five different letters, which suits most guessing strategies.
- Only common letters, with nothing unusual to find.
- No other answers share four of its five letter spots, so it falls fast once the letters are found.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against PEARL
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 | 8 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 8 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 8 |
| STARE | STARE | 6 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 30 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 355 |
On this puzzle, STARE was the most useful opener, leaving 6 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1252 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach PEARL. 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 | 8 |
| 2. LEAFY | LEAFY | 2 |
| 3. PEARL | PEARL | Solved |
Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 8 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 PEARL
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | P | 14.6% | 6.1% |
| 2nd | E | 47.1% | 10.6% |
| 3rd | A | 39.6% | 14.1% |
| 4th | R | 36.1% | 6.6% |
| 5th | L | 28% | 7.1% |
On This Day in Wordle: November 22
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1252 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on November 22, 2024?
The answer to Wordle #1252 on November 22, 2024 was PEARL.
Was Wordle #1252 hard?
We rate it 3.0 out of 10 (Easy), harder than about 3% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1252?
Of the popular openers, STARE did best, leaving 6 possible answers after the first guess.