Wordle #951 Answer – January 26, 2024
This page covers Wordle puzzle #951, played on Friday, January 26, 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 #951
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 3 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 F.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
adjective — Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.
Wordle #951 Answer
The answer to Wordle #951 on January 26, 2024 was:
ALOOF
ALOOF has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does ALOOF Mean?
Aloof (adjective): Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.
How Hard Was Wordle #951?
5.8/10Medium-Hard
66%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
0look-alike answers
- 3 vowels, which a typical starting word uncovers quickly.
- A repeated letter, which most players do not test until late.
- Less common letters (F) that starting words rarely test.
- 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 ALOOF
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 | 12 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 114 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 103 |
| STARE | STARE | 105 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 80 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 27 |
On this puzzle, SLATE was the most useful opener, leaving 12 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #951 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach ALOOF. 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 | 12 |
| 2. ALOHA | ALOHA | 3 |
| 3. ALONG | ALONG | 2 |
| 4. ALOOF | ALOOF | Solved |
Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 12 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 ALOOF
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A | 39.6% | 6.3% |
| 2nd | L | 28% | 8.7% |
| 3rd | O | 30% | 11.2% |
| 4th | O | 30% | 5.4% |
| 5th | F | 8.8% | 1.2% |
On This Day in Wordle: January 26
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #951 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on January 26, 2024?
The answer to Wordle #951 on January 26, 2024 was ALOOF.
Was Wordle #951 hard?
We rate it 5.8 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 66% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #951?
Of the popular openers, SLATE did best, leaving 12 possible answers after the first guess.