Wordle #927 Answer – January 2, 2024

This page covers Wordle puzzle #927, played on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. 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 #927

Hint 1: How many vowels?

The answer has 2 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 G.

Hint 4: Repeated letters?

Yes, one letter appears more than once.

Hint 5: Meaning

verb — To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.

Wordle #927 Answer

The answer to Wordle #927 on January 2, 2024 was:

AGING

AGING has been the Wordle answer only once so far.

What Does AGING Mean?

Aging (verb): To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.

Example: “Grief ages us.”

How Hard Was Wordle #927?

6.5/10Hard
81%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 AGING

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
CRANECRANE15
TRACETRACE103
STARESTARE105
RAISERAISE6
AUDIOAUDIO11

On this puzzle, RAISE was the most useful opener, leaving 6 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →

How to Solve Wordle #927 Step by Step

Here is one efficient way to reach AGING. 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. MANORMANOR4
3. AGINGAGINGSolved

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 AGING

PositionLetterAppears in (all answers)In this exact spot
1stA39.6%6.3%
2ndG13%0.6%
3rdI27.8%10.9%
4thN24%7.8%
5thG13%1.7%

On This Day in Wordle: January 2

Answers from the same date in other years:

YearPuzzleAnswer
2026#1658PROOF
2025#1293CHOSE
2023#562SKIRT
2022#197BOOST

Wordle #927 FAQ

What was the Wordle answer on January 2, 2024?

The answer to Wordle #927 on January 2, 2024 was AGING.

Was Wordle #927 hard?

We rate it 6.5 out of 10 (Hard), harder than about 81% of all Wordle puzzles.

What was the best starting word for Wordle #927?

Of the popular openers, RAISE did best, leaving 6 possible answers after the first guess.