Wordle #194 Answer – December 30, 2021
This page covers Wordle puzzle #194, played on Thursday, December 30, 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 #194
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter T.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter L.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — A supernatural being of varying size, now especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges.
Wordle #194 Answer
The answer to Wordle #194 on December 30, 2021 was:
TROLL
TROLL has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does TROLL Mean?
Troll (noun): A supernatural being of varying size, now especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges.
How Hard Was Wordle #194?
5.7/10Medium-Hard
66%harder than this share of all 1,961 Wordles
2look-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.
- Only common letters, with nothing unusual to find.
- A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.
Look-alike answers: DROLL, TRILL.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against TROLL
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 | 49 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 10 |
| STARE | STARE | 37 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 82 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 249 |
On this puzzle, TRACE was the most useful opener, leaving 10 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #194 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach TROLL. 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 | 14 |
| 2. GUILT | GUILT | 1 |
| 3. TROLL | TROLL | Solved |
Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 14 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 TROLL
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | T | 29.6% | 6.6% |
| 2nd | R | 36.1% | 11.6% |
| 3rd | O | 30% | 11.2% |
| 4th | L | 28% | 6.9% |
| 5th | L | 28% | 7.1% |
On This Day in Wordle: December 30
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #194 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on December 30, 2021?
The answer to Wordle #194 on December 30, 2021 was TROLL.
Was Wordle #194 hard?
We rate it 5.7 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 66% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #194?
Of the popular openers, TRACE did best, leaving 10 possible answers after the first guess.