Wordle #802 Answer – August 30, 2023

This page covers Wordle puzzle #802, played on Wednesday, August 30, 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 #802

Hint 1: How many vowels?

The answer has 4 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).

Hint 2: First letter

It starts with the letter A.

Hint 3: Last letter

It ends with the letter O.

Hint 4: Repeated letters?

No, all five letters are different.

Hint 5: Meaning

noun — A sound, or a sound signal

Wordle #802 Answer

The answer to Wordle #802 on August 30, 2023 was:

AUDIO

AUDIO has been the Wordle answer only once so far.

What Does AUDIO Mean?

Audio (noun): A sound, or a sound signal

How Hard Was Wordle #802?

4.3/10Medium
29%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
1look-alike answers
  • 4 vowels, which a typical starting word uncovers quickly.
  • Five different letters, which suits most guessing strategies.
  • Only common letters, with nothing unusual to find.
  • A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.

Look-alike answers: AUDIT.

How Popular Starting Words Did Against AUDIO

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
SLATESLATE106
CRANECRANE114
TRACETRACE103
STARESTARE105
RAISERAISE33
AUDIOAUDIO1

On this puzzle, AUDIO was the most useful opener, leaving 1 possible answer. Read our guide to the best starting words →

How to Solve Wordle #802 Step by Step

Here is one efficient way to reach AUDIO. 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. SLATESLATE131
2. MANORMANOR3
3. AUDIOAUDIOSolved

Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 131 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 AUDIO

PositionLetterAppears in (all answers)In this exact spot
1stA39.6%6.3%
2ndU19.4%7.5%
3rdD16.2%3.3%
4thI27.8%7.5%
5thO30%2.7%

On This Day in Wordle: August 30

Answers from the same date in other years:

YearPuzzleAnswer
2026#1898INTEL
2025#1533ELATE
2024#1168KNAVE
2022#437ONSET
2021#72SWIRL

Wordle #802 FAQ

What was the Wordle answer on August 30, 2023?

The answer to Wordle #802 on August 30, 2023 was AUDIO.

Was Wordle #802 hard?

We rate it 4.3 out of 10 (Medium), harder than about 29% of all Wordle puzzles.

What was the best starting word for Wordle #802?

Of the popular openers, AUDIO did best, leaving 1 possible answer after the first guess.