Wordle #940 Answer – January 15, 2024
This page covers Wordle puzzle #940, played on Monday, January 15, 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 #940
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter L.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter H.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
Wordle #940 Answer
The answer to Wordle #940 on January 15, 2024 was:
LUNCH
LUNCH has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does LUNCH Mean?
Lunch (noun): A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
How Hard Was Wordle #940?
6.6/10Hard
82%harder than this share of all 1,961 Wordles
3look-alike answers
- Only 1 vowel, so the vowel pattern is hard to find early.
- 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: BUNCH, HUNCH, MUNCH.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against LUNCH
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 | 65 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 13 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 30 |
| STARE | STARE | 186 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 144 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 74 |
On this puzzle, CRANE was the most useful opener, leaving 13 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #940 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach LUNCH. 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 | 79 |
| 2. DOLLY | DOLLY | 5 |
| 3. CIVIL | CIVIL | 1 |
| 4. LUNCH | LUNCH | Solved |
Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 79 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 LUNCH
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | L | 28% | 4.1% |
| 2nd | U | 19.5% | 7.6% |
| 3rd | N | 24% | 5.7% |
| 4th | C | 19.2% | 6.3% |
| 5th | H | 16.9% | 6% |
On This Day in Wordle: January 15
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #940 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on January 15, 2024?
The answer to Wordle #940 on January 15, 2024 was LUNCH.
Was Wordle #940 hard?
We rate it 6.6 out of 10 (Hard), harder than about 82% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #940?
Of the popular openers, CRANE did best, leaving 13 possible answers after the first guess.