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Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess B tier opener

ACRID

Yes, ACRID was the Wordle answer on May 13, 2023 (Wordle #693).

As an opener, it rules out about 93.9% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈæk.ɹɪd/

Adjective

Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste.

Adjective

Causing heat and irritation.

“The bombardier beetle sprays acrid secretions to defend itself.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Corrections.

Wordle status

A word can be a playable guess without being a possible answer.

Playable guess

Yes

Included in the Wordle guess list used by our tools.

Possible answer

Yes

Included among the answers considered by the solver.

Past Wordle answer

Used once

Past Wordle answer: May 13, 2023 (#693).

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

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How ACRID performs as a guess

ACRID is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,359 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 85.2% of games, misses completely in 14.8%, and leaves about 145 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #1,675 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.61 guesses in games solved within six turns.

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Tap the tiles to match your feedback, then see the ranked follow-up guesses.

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Useful pattern pages

If you only know part of the word, start with one of these matching patterns.

A___D A in the 1st position and D in the 5th position A__I_ A in the 1st position and I in the 4th position _C__D C in the 2nd position and D in the 5th position

Try next

STOLE SLATE SIENT TOUSE LEAST CLONE
Words starting with A Words ending with D

First-turn measures

4.92 Entropy (bits)
145 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
93.9% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How ACRID performed in the previous complete opener benchmark, against its captured answer snapshot. These research figures are separate from today's solver recommendations. See the data page for the method.

3.61 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#1,675 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, ACRID ranks #1,675 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
67
3 guesses
988
4 guesses
1,091
5 guesses
192
6 guesses
12

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
AIR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
85%
Green tile
24%
All gray
15%

Example solver route

R O A T E
C A R R Y
S C R A M
A C R I D

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches ACRID in 4 guesses.

Feedback distribution

104 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

348
281
197
185
131
90
88
85
71
60
57
41
39
37
34
34
32
31
30
28
24
24
23
20
16
16
14
13
13
13

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing ACRID:

15% chance
Suggested:
STOLE
12% chance
Suggested:
SLATE
8% chance
Suggested:
SIENT

Follow-ups for common patterns

Ranked follow-up guesses for the 10 most common feedback patterns.

14.8% →
STOLE 6.07 bits
11.9% →
SLATE 5.74 bits
8.4% →
SIENT 5.46 bits
7.8% →
TOUSE 5.29 bits
5.6% →
LEAST 4.75 bits
3.8% →
CLONE 5.16 bits
3.7% →
HAOLE 4.61 bits
3.6% →
SPINE 4.39 bits
3.0% →
TOUSE 4.87 bits
2.5% →
DODGE 4.47 bits

Letter-value totals

Base letter-value totals for ACRID; these do not show whether either game accepts the word.

Scrabble

A1C3R1I1D2
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

Scores shown are base values without double/triple letter or word bonuses.