Wordle #465 Answer – September 27, 2022

This page covers Wordle puzzle #465, played on Tuesday, September 27, 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 #465

Hint 1: How many vowels?

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

Hint 2: First letter

It starts with the letter S.

Hint 3: Last letter

It ends with the letter Y.

Hint 4: Repeated letters?

Yes, one letter appears more than once.

Hint 5: Meaning

adjective — Soaked with moisture or other liquid.

Wordle #465 Answer

The answer to Wordle #465 on September 27, 2022 was:

SOGGY

SOGGY has been the Wordle answer only once so far.

What Does SOGGY Mean?

Soggy (adjective): Soaked with moisture or other liquid.

How Hard Was Wordle #465?

8.6/10Hard
97%harder than this share of all 1,961 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: FOGGY.

How Popular Starting Words Did Against SOGGY

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
SLATESLATE43
CRANECRANE196
TRACETRACE186
STARESTARE50
RAISERAISE56
AUDIOAUDIO249

On this puzzle, SLATE was the most useful opener, leaving 43 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →

How to Solve Wordle #465 Step by Step

Here is one efficient way to reach SOGGY. 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. SLATESLATE55
2. SCIONSCION6
3. SWORDSWORD2
4. SOGGYSOGGYSolved

Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 55 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 SOGGY

PositionLetterAppears in (all answers)In this exact spot
1stS25.8%14.9%
2ndO30%12.6%
3rdG13%2.6%
4thG13%3.4%
5thY16.5%14.3%

On This Day in Wordle: September 27

Answers from the same date in other years:

YearPuzzleAnswer
2026#1926SLOOP
2025#1561FRITZ
2024#1196FAITH
2023#830SMILE
2021#100BASIC

Wordle #465 FAQ

What was the Wordle answer on September 27, 2022?

The answer to Wordle #465 on September 27, 2022 was SOGGY.

Was Wordle #465 hard?

We rate it 8.6 out of 10 (Hard), harder than about 97% of all Wordle puzzles.

What was the best starting word for Wordle #465?

Of the popular openers, SLATE did best, leaving 43 possible answers after the first guess.