Wordle #126 Answer – October 23, 2021
This page covers Wordle puzzle #126, played on Saturday, October 23, 2021. 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 #126
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter A.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter S.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.
Wordle #126 Answer
The answer to Wordle #126 on October 23, 2021 was:
ABYSS
ABYSS has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does ABYSS Mean?
Abyss (noun): Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.
How Hard Was Wordle #126?
7.9/10Hard
94%harder than this share of all 1,961 Wordles
0look-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.
- 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 ABYSS
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 | 103 |
| STARE | STARE | 16 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 20 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 44 |
On this puzzle, SLATE was the most useful opener, leaving 13 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
Letter-by-Letter Breakdown of ABYSS
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A | 39.6% | 6.3% |
| 2nd | B | 11.5% | 0.6% |
| 3rd | Y | 16.5% | 1.2% |
| 4th | S | 25.8% | 7.5% |
| 5th | S | 25.8% | 1.5% |
On This Day in Wordle: October 23
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Wordle #126 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on October 23, 2021?
The answer to Wordle #126 on October 23, 2021 was ABYSS.
Was Wordle #126 hard?
We rate it 7.9 out of 10 (Hard), harder than about 94% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #126?
Of the popular openers, SLATE did best, leaving 13 possible answers after the first guess.