Wordle #202 Answer – January 7, 2022
This page covers Wordle puzzle #202, played on Friday, January 7, 2022. 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 #202
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter S.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter P.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period.
Wordle #202 Answer
The answer to Wordle #202 on January 7, 2022 was:
SLUMP
SLUMP has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does SLUMP Mean?
Slump (noun): A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period.
How Hard Was Wordle #202?
6.9/10Hard
86%harder than this share of all 1,961 Wordles
3look-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.
- 3 look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots, which can turn the last guesses into a coin flip.
Look-alike answers: STUMP, PLUMP, CLUMP.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against SLUMP
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 | 7 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 196 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 186 |
| STARE | STARE | 50 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 56 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 88 |
On this puzzle, SLATE was the most useful opener, leaving 7 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #202 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach SLUMP. 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 | 8 |
| 2. SLUMP | SLUMP | Solved |
Solved in 2 guesses. After SLATE, 8 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 SLUMP
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | S | 25.8% | 14.9% |
| 2nd | L | 28% | 8.7% |
| 3rd | U | 19.5% | 7.1% |
| 4th | M | 13% | 2.9% |
| 5th | P | 14.6% | 2.5% |
On This Day in Wordle: January 7
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #202 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on January 7, 2022?
The answer to Wordle #202 on January 7, 2022 was SLUMP.
Was Wordle #202 hard?
We rate it 6.9 out of 10 (Hard), harder than about 86% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #202?
Of the popular openers, SLATE did best, leaving 7 possible answers after the first guess.