Wordle #889 Answer – November 25, 2023
This page covers Wordle puzzle #889, played on Saturday, November 25, 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 #889
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 3 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter G.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter E.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — Someone who …, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation.
Wordle #889 Answer
The answer to Wordle #889 on November 25, 2023 was:
GUIDE
GUIDE has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does GUIDE Mean?
Guide (noun): Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation.
Example: “The guide led us around the museum and explained the exhibits.”
How Hard Was Wordle #889?
4.5/10Medium
36%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
3look-alike answers
- 3 vowels, which a typical starting word uncovers quickly.
- Five different letters, which suits most guessing strategies.
- Only common letters, with nothing unusual to find.
- 3 look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots, which can turn the last guesses into a coin flip.
Look-alike answers: GLIDE, GUILE, GUISE.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against GUIDE
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 | 98 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 89 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 94 |
| STARE | STARE | 79 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 21 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 3 |
On this puzzle, AUDIO was the most useful opener, leaving 3 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #889 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach GUIDE. 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 | 106 |
| 2. DRONE | DRONE | 8 |
| 3. BUDGE | BUDGE | 1 |
| 4. GUIDE | GUIDE | Solved |
Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 106 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 GUIDE
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | G | 13% | 5.3% |
| 2nd | U | 19.5% | 7.6% |
| 3rd | I | 27.8% | 10.9% |
| 4th | D | 16.2% | 3.2% |
| 5th | E | 47.1% | 19.7% |
On This Day in Wordle: November 25
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #889 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on November 25, 2023?
The answer to Wordle #889 on November 25, 2023 was GUIDE.
Was Wordle #889 hard?
We rate it 4.5 out of 10 (Medium), harder than about 36% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #889?
Of the popular openers, AUDIO did best, leaving 3 possible answers after the first guess.