Wordle #1271 Answer – December 11, 2024
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1271, played on Wednesday, December 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 #1271
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter P.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter B.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
Wordle #1271 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1271 on December 11, 2024 was:
PLUMB
PLUMB has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does PLUMB Mean?
Plumb (noun): A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
How Hard Was Wordle #1271?
7.7/10Hard
93%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
2look-alike answers
- Only 1 vowel, so the vowel pattern is hard to find early.
- Five different letters, which suits most guessing strategies.
- Only common letters, with nothing unusual to find.
- A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.
Look-alike answers: PLUMP, PLUME.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against PLUMB
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 | 39 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 196 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 186 |
| STARE | STARE | 186 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 144 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 88 |
On this puzzle, SLATE was the most useful opener, leaving 39 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1271 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach PLUMB. 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 | 40 |
| 2. FLUNK | FLUNK | 4 |
| 3. CLUMP | CLUMP | 1 |
| 4. PLUMB | PLUMB | Solved |
Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 40 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 PLUMB
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | P | 14.6% | 6.1% |
| 2nd | L | 28% | 8.7% |
| 3rd | U | 19.4% | 7.1% |
| 4th | M | 13% | 2.9% |
| 5th | B | 11.5% | 0.5% |
On This Day in Wordle: December 11
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1271 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on December 11, 2024?
The answer to Wordle #1271 on December 11, 2024 was PLUMB.
Was Wordle #1271 hard?
We rate it 7.7 out of 10 (Hard), harder than about 93% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1271?
Of the popular openers, SLATE did best, leaving 39 possible answers after the first guess.