Wordle #388 Answer – July 12, 2022
This page covers Wordle puzzle #388, played on Tuesday, July 12, 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 #388
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter N.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter T.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
Wordle #388 Answer
The answer to Wordle #388 on July 12, 2022 was:
NIGHT
NIGHT has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does NIGHT Mean?
Night (noun): The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
Example: “How do you sleep at night when you attack your kids like that!?”
How Hard Was Wordle #388?
6.0/10Medium-Hard
71%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
5look-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.
- 5 look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots, which can turn the last guesses into a coin flip.
Look-alike answers: LIGHT, RIGHT, SIGHT, MIGHT, EIGHT.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against NIGHT
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 | 68 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 47 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 89 |
| STARE | STARE | 75 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 78 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 221 |
On this puzzle, CRANE was the most useful opener, leaving 47 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #388 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach NIGHT. 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 | 88 |
| 2. COURT | COURT | 6 |
| 3. FIGHT | FIGHT | 4 |
| 4. MIGHT | MIGHT | 3 |
| 5. NIGHT | NIGHT | Solved |
Solved in 5 guesses. After SLATE, 88 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 NIGHT
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | N | 24% | 1.8% |
| 2nd | I | 27.8% | 8.3% |
| 3rd | G | 13% | 2.6% |
| 4th | H | 16.9% | 1.2% |
| 5th | T | 29.6% | 11.2% |
On This Day in Wordle: July 12
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Wordle #388 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on July 12, 2022?
The answer to Wordle #388 on July 12, 2022 was NIGHT.
Was Wordle #388 hard?
We rate it 6.0 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 71% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #388?
Of the popular openers, CRANE did best, leaving 47 possible answers after the first guess.