Wordle #461 Answer – September 23, 2022
This page covers Wordle puzzle #461, played on Friday, September 23, 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 #461
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter G.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter Y.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — Great or overwhelming beauty or splendour.
Wordle #461 Answer
The answer to Wordle #461 on September 23, 2022 was:
GLORY
GLORY has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does GLORY Mean?
Glory (noun): Great or overwhelming beauty or splendour.
How Hard Was Wordle #461?
6.0/10Medium-Hard
71%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
0look-alike answers
- Only 1 vowel, so the vowel pattern is hard to find early.
- Five different letters, which suits most guessing strategies.
- Less common letters (Y) that starting words rarely test.
- No other answers share four of its five letter spots, so it falls fast once the letters are found.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against GLORY
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 | 39 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 76 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 51 |
| STARE | STARE | 17 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 82 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 249 |
On this puzzle, STARE was the most useful opener, leaving 17 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #461 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach GLORY. 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 | 40 |
| 2. FLUNK | FLUNK | 7 |
| 3. BLIMP | BLIMP | 1 |
| 4. GLORY | GLORY | Solved |
Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 40 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 GLORY
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | G | 13% | 5.3% |
| 2nd | L | 28% | 8.7% |
| 3rd | O | 30% | 11.2% |
| 4th | R | 36.2% | 6.6% |
| 5th | Y | 16.5% | 14.3% |
On This Day in Wordle: September 23
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #461 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on September 23, 2022?
The answer to Wordle #461 on September 23, 2022 was GLORY.
Was Wordle #461 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 #461?
Of the popular openers, STARE did best, leaving 17 possible answers after the first guess.