Wordle #548 Answer – December 19, 2022
This page covers Wordle puzzle #548, played on Monday, December 19, 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 #548
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter S.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter E.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.
Wordle #548 Answer
The answer to Wordle #548 on December 19, 2022 was:
SLATE
SLATE has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does SLATE Mean?
Slate (noun): A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.
How Hard Was Wordle #548?
2.5/10Easy
1%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
5look-alike answers
- 2 vowels, which a typical starting word uncovers quickly.
- 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: PLATE, STATE, SKATE, SPATE, ELATE.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against SLATE
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 | 1 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 42 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 12 |
| STARE | STARE | 3 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 18 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 355 |
On this puzzle, SLATE was the most useful opener, leaving 1 possible answer. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #548 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach SLATE. 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 | Solved |
Solved in 1 guess. Try your own guesses in our Wordle solver to see which words were left at each step.
Letter-by-Letter Breakdown of SLATE
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | S | 25.8% | 14.8% |
| 2nd | L | 28% | 8.7% |
| 3rd | A | 39.6% | 14.1% |
| 4th | T | 29.6% | 5.9% |
| 5th | E | 47.1% | 19.7% |
On This Day in Wordle: December 19
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #548 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on December 19, 2022?
The answer to Wordle #548 on December 19, 2022 was SLATE.
Was Wordle #548 hard?
We rate it 2.5 out of 10 (Easy), harder than about 1% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #548?
Of the popular openers, SLATE did best, leaving 1 possible answer after the first guess.