Wordle #276 Answer – March 22, 2022
This page covers Wordle puzzle #276, played on Tuesday, March 22, 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 #276
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 H.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — A quantity of a liquid; more than a splash.
Wordle #276 Answer
The answer to Wordle #276 on March 22, 2022 was:
SLOSH
SLOSH has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does SLOSH Mean?
Slosh (noun): A quantity of a liquid; more than a splash.
Example: “We added a slosh of white wine to the sauce.”
How Hard Was Wordle #276?
7.0/10Hard
88%harder than this share of all 1,963 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: SLOTH, SLUSH.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against SLOSH
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 | 12 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 250 |
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 #276 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach SLOSH. 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 | 3 |
| 3. SLICK | SLICK | 1 |
| 4. SLOSH | SLOSH | Solved |
Solved in 4 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 SLOSH
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | S | 25.8% | 14.9% |
| 2nd | L | 28% | 8.7% |
| 3rd | O | 30% | 11.2% |
| 4th | S | 25.8% | 7.5% |
| 5th | H | 16.9% | 6% |
On This Day in Wordle: March 22
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #276 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on March 22, 2022?
The answer to Wordle #276 on March 22, 2022 was SLOSH.
Was Wordle #276 hard?
We rate it 7.0 out of 10 (Hard), harder than about 88% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #276?
Of the popular openers, SLATE did best, leaving 7 possible answers after the first guess.