Wordle #579 Answer – January 19, 2023
This page covers Wordle puzzle #579, played on Thursday, January 19, 2023. 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 #579
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter M.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter Y.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Wordle #579 Answer
The answer to Wordle #579 on January 19, 2023 was:
MUCKY
MUCKY has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
How Hard Was Wordle #579?
8.4/10Hard
96%harder than this share of all 1,961 Wordles
2look-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 (K, Y) that starting words rarely test.
- A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.
Look-alike answers: LUCKY, MURKY.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against MUCKY
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 | 43 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 43 |
| STARE | STARE | 186 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 144 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 74 |
On this puzzle, CRANE was the most useful opener, leaving 43 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #579 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach MUCKY. 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 | 3 |
| 4. MUCKY | MUCKY | Solved |
Solved in 4 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 MUCKY
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M | 13% | 4.9% |
| 2nd | U | 19.5% | 7.6% |
| 3rd | C | 19.2% | 2.6% |
| 4th | K | 8.6% | 2.5% |
| 5th | Y | 16.5% | 14.3% |
On This Day in Wordle: January 19
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #579 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on January 19, 2023?
The answer to Wordle #579 on January 19, 2023 was MUCKY.
Was Wordle #579 hard?
We rate it 8.4 out of 10 (Hard), harder than about 96% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #579?
Of the popular openers, CRANE did best, leaving 43 possible answers after the first guess.