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ASSAY

Yes, ASSAY was the Wordle answer on July 30, 2025 (Wordle #1502).

As an opener, it rules out about 83.1% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈæseɪ//əˈseɪ/

Noun

Trial, attempt.

Noun

Examination and determination; test.

Verb

To attempt (something).

Verb

To analyze or estimate the composition or value of (a metal, ore etc.).

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: July 30, 2025 (#1502).

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

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How ASSAY performs as a guess

ASSAY 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 65.6% of games, misses completely in 34.4%, and leaves about 398 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #14,205 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.92 guesses in games solved within six turns.

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Useful pattern pages

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

A___Y A in the 1st position and Y in the 5th position A__A_ A in the 1st position and A in the 4th position

Try next

TRINE TRACE STIRE DROLE THALE CLEAR
Words starting with A Words ending with Y

First-turn measures

3.44 Entropy (bits)
398 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
83.1% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How ASSAY 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.

3.92 Avg guesses
99.8% Win rate
0.74 Volatility
#14,205 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, ASSAY ranks #14,205 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
35
3 guesses
598
4 guesses
1,271
5 guesses
407
6 guesses
36

Composition

3/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
AS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
66%
Green tile
30%
All gray
34%

Example solver route

R O A T E
N A S A L
A S S A Y

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches ASSAY in 3 guesses.

Feedback distribution

56 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

811
343
293
189
119
99
83
77
31
30
25
23
22
18
18
18
17
14
13
12
11
10
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing ASSAY:

34% chance
Suggested:
TRINE
15% chance
Suggested:
TRACE
12% chance
Suggested:
STIRE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

34.4% →
TRINE 6.15 bits
14.5% →
TRACE 5.45 bits
12.4% →
STIRE 5.40 bits
8.0% →
DROLE 4.76 bits
5.0% →
THALE 4.58 bits
4.2% →
CLEAR 4.56 bits
3.5% →
DROLE 4.92 bits
3.3% →
TRADE 3.91 bits
1.3% →
CLONE 4.45 bits
1.3% →
TOILE 4.02 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

A1S1S1A1Y4
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 7 points

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