Wordle #893 Answer – November 29, 2023

This page covers Wordle puzzle #893, played on Wednesday, November 29, 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 #893

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 I.

Hint 4: Repeated letters?

Yes, one letter appears more than once.

Hint 5: Meaning

noun — A Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored with vinegar, usually wrapped in seaweed and filled or topped with fish, vegetables or meat.

Wordle #893 Answer

The answer to Wordle #893 on November 29, 2023 was:

SUSHI

SUSHI has been the Wordle answer only once so far.

What Does SUSHI Mean?

Sushi (noun): A Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored with vinegar, usually wrapped in seaweed and filled or topped with fish, vegetables or meat.

Example: “For the vegetarians, she served cucumber sushi.”

How Hard Was Wordle #893?

6.7/10Hard
85%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
0look-alike answers
  • 2 vowels, which a typical starting word uncovers quickly.
  • A repeated letter, which most players do not test until late.
  • Only common letters, with nothing unusual to find.
  • No other answers share four of its five letter spots, so it falls fast once the letters are found.

How Popular Starting Words Did Against SUSHI

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
RAISERAISE18
AUDIOAUDIO13

On this puzzle, AUDIO was the most useful opener, leaving 13 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →

How to Solve Wordle #893 Step by Step

Here is one efficient way to reach SUSHI. 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. SCIONSCION4
3. SQUIDSQUID1
4. SUSHISUSHISolved

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 SUSHI

PositionLetterAppears in (all answers)In this exact spot
1stS25.8%14.8%
2ndU19.5%7.6%
3rdS25.8%3.1%
4thH16.9%1.2%
5thI27.8%0.5%

On This Day in Wordle: November 29

Answers from the same date in other years:

YearPuzzleAnswer
2025#1624GRUFF
2024#1259HIPPO
2022#528UNDUE
2021#163PROVE

Wordle #893 FAQ

What was the Wordle answer on November 29, 2023?

The answer to Wordle #893 on November 29, 2023 was SUSHI.

Was Wordle #893 hard?

We rate it 6.7 out of 10 (Hard), harder than about 85% of all Wordle puzzles.

What was the best starting word for Wordle #893?

Of the popular openers, AUDIO did best, leaving 13 possible answers after the first guess.