Wordle #145 Answer – November 11, 2021

This page covers Wordle puzzle #145, played on Thursday, November 11, 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 #145

Hint 1: How many vowels?

The answer has 3 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).

Hint 2: First letter

It starts with the letter R.

Hint 3: Last letter

It ends with the letter E.

Hint 4: Repeated letters?

No, all five letters are different.

Wordle #145 Answer

The answer to Wordle #145 on November 11, 2021 was:

ROGUE

ROGUE has been the Wordle answer only once so far.

How Hard Was Wordle #145?

3.6/10Medium
14%harder than this share of all 1,961 Wordles
1look-alike answers
  • 3 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: VOGUE.

How Popular Starting Words Did Against ROGUE

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.

OpenerFeedbackAnswers left
SLATESLATE98
CRANECRANE34
TRACETRACE34
STARESTARE44
RAISERAISE6
AUDIOAUDIO46

On this puzzle, RAISE was the most useful opener, leaving 6 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →

How to Solve Wordle #145 Step by Step

Here is one efficient way to reach ROGUE. 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.

GuessFeedbackWords still possible
1. SLATESLATE106
2. DRONEDRONE5
3. FORGEFORGE1
4. ROGUEROGUESolved

Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 106 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 ROGUE

PositionLetterAppears in (all answers)In this exact spot
1stR36.1%4.2%
2ndO30%12.6%
3rdG13%2.6%
4thU19.5%3.4%
5thE47.1%19.7%

On This Day in Wordle: November 11

Answers from the same date in other years:

YearPuzzleAnswer
2025#1606GIZMO
2024#1241STOIC
2023#875ACTOR
2022#510MEDAL

Wordle #145 FAQ

What was the Wordle answer on November 11, 2021?

The answer to Wordle #145 on November 11, 2021 was ROGUE.

Was Wordle #145 hard?

We rate it 3.6 out of 10 (Medium), harder than about 14% of all Wordle puzzles.

What was the best starting word for Wordle #145?

Of the popular openers, RAISE did best, leaving 6 possible answers after the first guess.