Wordle #283 Answer – March 29, 2022
This page covers Wordle puzzle #283, played on Tuesday, March 29, 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 #283
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 L.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
verb — (modal, auxiliary verb, defective) Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.
Wordle #283 Answer
The answer to Wordle #283 on March 29, 2022 was:
SHALL
SHALL has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does SHALL Mean?
Shall (verb): (modal, auxiliary verb, defective) Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.
Example: “I hope that we shall win the game.”
How Hard Was Wordle #283?
6.8/10Hard
85%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
5look-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.
- 5 look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots, which can turn the last guesses into a coin flip.
Look-alike answers: SHAWL, SMALL, STALL, SHELL, SHILL.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against SHALL
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 | 6 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 43 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 43 |
| STARE | STARE | 17 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 35 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 355 |
On this puzzle, SLATE was the most useful opener, leaving 6 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #283 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach SHALL. 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 | 7 |
| 2. SHALL | SHALL | Solved |
Solved in 2 guesses. After SLATE, 7 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 SHALL
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | S | 25.8% | 14.8% |
| 2nd | H | 16.9% | 6.6% |
| 3rd | A | 39.6% | 14.1% |
| 4th | L | 28% | 6.9% |
| 5th | L | 28% | 7.1% |
On This Day in Wordle: March 29
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #283 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on March 29, 2022?
The answer to Wordle #283 on March 29, 2022 was SHALL.
Was Wordle #283 hard?
We rate it 6.8 out of 10 (Hard), harder than about 85% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #283?
Of the popular openers, SLATE did best, leaving 6 possible answers after the first guess.