Wordle #946 Answer – January 21, 2024
This page covers Wordle puzzle #946, played on Sunday, January 21, 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 #946
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter N.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter H.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the … Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map, abbreviated as N.
Wordle #946 Answer
The answer to Wordle #946 on January 21, 2024 was:
NORTH
NORTH has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does NORTH Mean?
North (noun): One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map, abbreviated as N.
Example: “Minnesota is in the north of the USA.”
How Hard Was Wordle #946?
4.9/10Medium
47%harder than this share of all 1,961 Wordles
1look-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.
- A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.
Look-alike answers: FORTH.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against NORTH
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 | 31 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 9 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 29 |
| STARE | STARE | 37 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 82 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 249 |
On this puzzle, CRANE was the most useful opener, leaving 9 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #946 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach NORTH. 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 | 39 |
| 2. NORTH | NORTH | Solved |
Solved in 2 guesses. After SLATE, 39 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 NORTH
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | N | 24% | 1.8% |
| 2nd | O | 30% | 12.6% |
| 3rd | R | 36.1% | 7.1% |
| 4th | T | 29.6% | 5.9% |
| 5th | H | 16.9% | 6% |
On This Day in Wordle: January 21
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #946 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on January 21, 2024?
The answer to Wordle #946 on January 21, 2024 was NORTH.
Was Wordle #946 hard?
We rate it 4.9 out of 10 (Medium), harder than about 47% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #946?
Of the popular openers, CRANE did best, leaving 9 possible answers after the first guess.