Wordle #412 Answer – August 5, 2022
This page covers Wordle puzzle #412, played on Friday, August 5, 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 #412
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 Y.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — A small horse-drawn cart.
Wordle #412 Answer
The answer to Wordle #412 on August 5, 2022 was:
BUGGY
BUGGY has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does BUGGY Mean?
Buggy (noun): A small horse-drawn cart.
How Hard Was Wordle #412?
10.0/10Hard
100%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
1look-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.
- Less common letters (Y) that starting words rarely test.
- A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.
Look-alike answers: MUGGY.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against BUGGY
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 | 179 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 196 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 186 |
| STARE | STARE | 186 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 144 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 74 |
On this puzzle, AUDIO was the most useful opener, leaving 74 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #412 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach BUGGY. 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 | 214 |
| 2. IRONY | IRONY | 17 |
| 3. BUMPY | BUMPY | 2 |
| 4. BUDDY | BUDDY | 1 |
| 5. BUGGY | BUGGY | Solved |
Solved in 5 guesses. After SLATE, 214 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 BUGGY
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | B | 11.5% | 7.5% |
| 2nd | U | 19.5% | 7.6% |
| 3rd | G | 13% | 2.6% |
| 4th | G | 13% | 3.4% |
| 5th | Y | 16.5% | 14.3% |
On This Day in Wordle: August 5
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #412 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on August 5, 2022?
The answer to Wordle #412 on August 5, 2022 was BUGGY.
Was Wordle #412 hard?
We rate it 10.0 out of 10 (Hard), harder than about 100% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #412?
Of the popular openers, AUDIO did best, leaving 74 possible answers after the first guess.