Wordle #1284 Answer – December 24, 2024
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1284, played on Tuesday, December 24, 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 #1284
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 3 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter E.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter E.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
Wordle #1284 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1284 on December 24, 2024 was:
EAGLE
EAGLE has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does EAGLE Mean?
Eagle (noun): Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
How Hard Was Wordle #1284?
3.8/10Medium
18%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
0look-alike answers
- 3 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.
- 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 EAGLE
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 | 16 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 43 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 37 |
| STARE | STARE | 35 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 25 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 355 |
On this puzzle, SLATE was the most useful opener, leaving 16 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1284 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach EAGLE. 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 | 17 |
| 2. ANGLE | ANGLE | 1 |
| 3. EAGLE | EAGLE | Solved |
Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 17 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 EAGLE
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | E | 47.1% | 3.3% |
| 2nd | A | 39.6% | 12.4% |
| 3rd | G | 13% | 2.6% |
| 4th | L | 28% | 6.9% |
| 5th | E | 47.1% | 19.7% |
On This Day in Wordle: December 24
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1284 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on December 24, 2024?
The answer to Wordle #1284 on December 24, 2024 was EAGLE.
Was Wordle #1284 hard?
We rate it 3.8 out of 10 (Medium), harder than about 18% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1284?
Of the popular openers, SLATE did best, leaving 16 possible answers after the first guess.