Wordle #934 Answer – January 9, 2024

This page covers Wordle puzzle #934, played on Tuesday, January 9, 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 #934

Hint 1: How many vowels?

The answer has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).

Hint 2: First letter

It starts with the letter L.

Hint 3: Last letter

It ends with the letter R.

Hint 4: Repeated letters?

No, all five letters are different.

Hint 5: Meaning

noun — Someone who fits a lining to something.

Wordle #934 Answer

The answer to Wordle #934 on January 9, 2024 was:

LINER

LINER has been the Wordle answer only once so far.

What Does LINER Mean?

Liner (noun): Someone who fits a lining to something.

Example: “1973, A good liner has a pretty shrewd idea of the value of the painting he is treating and usually charges accordingly. โ€” Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me (Penguin 2001, p. 41)”

How Hard Was Wordle #934?

2.5/10Easy
1%harder than this share of all 1,961 Wordles
5look-alike answers
  • 2 vowels, which a typical starting word uncovers quickly.
  • Five different letters, which suits most guessing strategies.
  • Only common letters, with nothing unusual to find.
  • 5 look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots, which can turn the last guesses into a coin flip.

Look-alike answers: LINEN, FINER, LIVER, DINER, MINER.

How Popular Starting Words Did Against LINER

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
SLATESLATE58
CRANECRANE24
TRACETRACE94
STARESTARE96
RAISERAISE24
AUDIOAUDIO220

On this puzzle, CRANE was the most useful opener, leaving 24 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →

How to Solve Wordle #934 Step by Step

Here is one efficient way to reach LINER. 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. SLATESLATE61
2. LEVELLEVEL5
3. LIKENLIKEN1
4. LINERLINERSolved

Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 61 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 LINER

PositionLetterAppears in (all answers)In this exact spot
1stL28%4.1%
2ndI27.7%8.2%
3rdN24%5.7%
4thE47.1%13.2%
5thR36.1%8.5%

On This Day in Wordle: January 9

Answers from the same date in other years:

YearPuzzleAnswer
2026#1665EIGHT
2025#1300WAFER
2023#569PIXIE
2022#204GORGE

Wordle #934 FAQ

What was the Wordle answer on January 9, 2024?

The answer to Wordle #934 on January 9, 2024 was LINER.

Was Wordle #934 hard?

We rate it 2.5 out of 10 (Easy), harder than about 1% of all Wordle puzzles.

What was the best starting word for Wordle #934?

Of the popular openers, CRANE did best, leaving 24 possible answers after the first guess.