Wordle #357 Answer – June 11, 2022
This page covers Wordle puzzle #357, played on Saturday, June 11, 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 #357
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 3 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter G.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter E.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are bigger than ducks.
Wordle #357 Answer
The answer to Wordle #357 on June 11, 2022 was:
GOOSE
GOOSE has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does GOOSE Mean?
Goose (noun): Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are bigger than ducks.
Example: “There is a flock of geese on the pond.”
How Hard Was Wordle #357?
4.9/10Medium
47%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
2look-alike answers
- 3 vowels, which a typical starting word uncovers quickly.
- 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: MOOSE, LOOSE.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against GOOSE
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 | 25 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 89 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 94 |
| STARE | STARE | 18 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 16 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 250 |
On this puzzle, RAISE was the most useful opener, leaving 16 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #357 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach GOOSE. 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 | 27 |
| 2. ROUSE | ROUSE | 6 |
| 3. POISE | POISE | 2 |
| 4. GOOSE | GOOSE | Solved |
Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 27 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 GOOSE
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | G | 13% | 5.3% |
| 2nd | O | 30% | 12.6% |
| 3rd | O | 30% | 11.2% |
| 4th | S | 25.8% | 7.5% |
| 5th | E | 47.1% | 19.6% |
On This Day in Wordle: June 11
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Wordle #357 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on June 11, 2022?
The answer to Wordle #357 on June 11, 2022 was GOOSE.
Was Wordle #357 hard?
We rate it 4.9 out of 10 (Medium), harder than about 47% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #357?
Of the popular openers, RAISE did best, leaving 16 possible answers after the first guess.