Wordle #1291 Answer – December 31, 2024
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1291, played on Tuesday, December 31, 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 #1291
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter L.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter R.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — Any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder …, superfamily …, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.
Wordle #1291 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1291 on December 31, 2024 was:
LEMUR
LEMUR has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does LEMUR Mean?
Lemur (noun): Any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.
How Hard Was Wordle #1291?
3.9/10Medium
19%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
1look-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.
- A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.
Look-alike answers: DEMUR.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against LEMUR
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 | 58 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 105 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 95 |
| STARE | STARE | 97 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 89 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 88 |
On this puzzle, SLATE was the most useful opener, leaving 58 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1291 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach LEMUR. 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 | 61 |
| 2. LEVEL | LEVEL | 3 |
| 3. LEMON | LEMON | 1 |
| 4. LEMUR | LEMUR | Solved |
Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 61 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 LEMUR
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | L | 28% | 4.1% |
| 2nd | E | 47.1% | 10.6% |
| 3rd | M | 13% | 2.5% |
| 4th | U | 19.4% | 3.4% |
| 5th | R | 36.1% | 8.5% |
On This Day in Wordle: December 31
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1291 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on December 31, 2024?
The answer to Wordle #1291 on December 31, 2024 was LEMUR.
Was Wordle #1291 hard?
We rate it 3.9 out of 10 (Medium), harder than about 19% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1291?
Of the popular openers, SLATE did best, leaving 58 possible answers after the first guess.