Wordle #968 Answer – February 12, 2024
This page covers Wordle puzzle #968, played on Monday, February 12, 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 #968
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter P.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter A.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.
Wordle #968 Answer
The answer to Wordle #968 on February 12, 2024 was:
PASTA
PASTA has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does PASTA Mean?
Pasta (noun): Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.
How Hard Was Wordle #968?
5.4/10Medium-Hard
58%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 PASTA
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 | 4 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 114 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 45 |
| STARE | STARE | 8 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 13 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 355 |
On this puzzle, SLATE was the most useful opener, leaving 4 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #968 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach PASTA. 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 | 5 |
| 2. HASTY | HASTY | 1 |
| 3. PASTA | PASTA | Solved |
Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 5 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 PASTA
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | P | 14.6% | 6.1% |
| 2nd | A | 39.6% | 12.4% |
| 3rd | S | 25.8% | 3.1% |
| 4th | T | 29.6% | 5.9% |
| 5th | A | 39.6% | 2.8% |
On This Day in Wordle: February 12
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Wordle #968 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on February 12, 2024?
The answer to Wordle #968 on February 12, 2024 was PASTA.
Was Wordle #968 hard?
We rate it 5.4 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 58% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #968?
Of the popular openers, SLATE did best, leaving 4 possible answers after the first guess.