Wordle #896 Answer – December 2, 2023
This page covers Wordle puzzle #896, played on Saturday, December 2, 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 #896
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 2 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?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks.
Wordle #896 Answer
The answer to Wordle #896 on December 2, 2023 was:
GENRE
GENRE has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does GENRE Mean?
Genre (noun): A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks.
Example: “The computer game Half-Life redefined the first-person shooter genre.”
How Hard Was Wordle #896?
3.8/10Medium
18%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
1look-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.
- A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.
Look-alike answers: GENIE.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against GENRE
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 | 5 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 34 |
| STARE | STARE | 3 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 35 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 147 |
On this puzzle, STARE was the most useful opener, leaving 3 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #896 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach GENRE. 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 | 2 |
| 3. GENRE | GENRE | Solved |
Solved in 3 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 GENRE
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | G | 13% | 5.3% |
| 2nd | E | 47.1% | 10.6% |
| 3rd | N | 24% | 5.7% |
| 4th | R | 36.1% | 6.6% |
| 5th | E | 47.1% | 19.6% |
On This Day in Wordle: December 2
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #896 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on December 2, 2023?
The answer to Wordle #896 on December 2, 2023 was GENRE.
Was Wordle #896 hard?
We rate it 3.8 out of 10 (Medium), harder than about 18% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #896?
Of the popular openers, STARE did best, leaving 3 possible answers after the first guess.