Wordle #386 Answer – July 10, 2022

This page covers Wordle puzzle #386, played on Sunday, July 10, 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 #386

Hint 1: How many vowels?

The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).

Hint 2: First letter

It starts with the letter B.

Hint 3: Last letter

It ends with the letter H.

Hint 4: Repeated letters?

No, all five letters are different.

Hint 5: Meaning

noun — A fixed bunk for sleeping (in caravans, trains, etc).

Wordle #386 Answer

The answer to Wordle #386 on July 10, 2022 was:

BERTH

BERTH has been the Wordle answer only once so far.

What Does BERTH Mean?

Berth (noun): A fixed bunk for sleeping (in caravans, trains, etc).

How Hard Was Wordle #386?

4.9/10Medium
47%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
1look-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.
  • A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.

Look-alike answers: BIRTH.

How Popular Starting Words Did Against BERTH

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.

OpenerFeedbackAnswers left
SLATESLATE9
CRANECRANE105
TRACETRACE27
STARESTARE25
RAISERAISE89
AUDIOAUDIO147

On this puzzle, SLATE was the most useful opener, leaving 9 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →

How to Solve Wordle #386 Step by Step

Here is one efficient way to reach BERTH. 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.

GuessFeedbackWords still possible
1. SLATESLATE11
2. PETTYPETTY2
3. BERTHBERTHSolved

Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 11 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 BERTH

PositionLetterAppears in (all answers)In this exact spot
1stB11.5%7.5%
2ndE47.1%10.6%
3rdR36.1%7.1%
4thT29.6%5.9%
5thH16.9%6%

On This Day in Wordle: July 10

Answers from the same date in other years:

YearPuzzleAnswer
2026#1847CANAL
2025#1482JUMPY
2024#1117GAUNT
2023#751FOLLY
2021#21DEATH

Wordle #386 FAQ

What was the Wordle answer on July 10, 2022?

The answer to Wordle #386 on July 10, 2022 was BERTH.

Was Wordle #386 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 #386?

Of the popular openers, SLATE did best, leaving 9 possible answers after the first guess.