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AFFIX

Yes, AFFIX was the Wordle answer on December 26, 2024 (Wordle #1286).

As an opener, it rules out about 78.1% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈæf.ɪks//əˈfɪks/

Noun

A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.

Noun

That which is affixed; an appendage.

Verb

To attach.

“to affix a stigma to a person”

Verb

To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.

“to affix a syllable to a word”

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: December 26, 2024 (#1286).

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

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How AFFIX performs as a guess

AFFIX 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 65.3% of games, misses completely in 34.7%, and leaves about 515 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #14,748 of 14,855 openers, averaging 4.03 guesses in games solved within six turns.

Try your feedback pattern

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___X A in the 1st position and X in the 5th position A__I_ A in the 1st position and I in the 4th position

Try next

SOREL TARSE TRINE BLORE CLOTE TRONE
Words starting with A Words ending with X

First-turn measures

2.88 Entropy (bits)
515 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
78.1% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How AFFIX 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.

4.03 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.74 Volatility
#14,748 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, AFFIX ranks #14,748 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
31
3 guesses
471
4 guesses
1,274
5 guesses
537
6 guesses
38

Composition

4/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
AI

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
65%
Green tile
14%
All gray
35%

Example solver route

R O A T E
N A S A L
A F F I X

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches AFFIX in 3 guesses.

Feedback distribution

46 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

819
620
361
100
83
66
51
48
43
40
17
14
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing AFFIX:

35% chance
Suggested:
SOREL
26% chance
Suggested:
TARSE
15% chance
Suggested:
TRINE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

34.7% →
SOREL 6.00 bits
26.3% →
TARSE 5.45 bits
15.3% →
TRINE 5.29 bits
4.2% →
BLORE 5.08 bits
3.5% →
CLOTE 4.71 bits
2.8% →
TRONE 4.62 bits
2.2% →
TALER 4.21 bits
2.0% →
SLANT 4.19 bits
1.8% →
CRATE 4.52 bits
1.7% →
SILER 4.26 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

A1F4F4I1X8
Total: 18 points

Words With Friends

Total: 18 points

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