Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess C tier opener

ATLAS

Yes, ATLAS was the Wordle answer on January 7, 2025 (Wordle #1298).

As an opener, it rules out about 91.5% of possible answers.

Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈætləs//ˈætlɪs//ˈæʈ.ləs/

Noun

A bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text.

Noun

A bound collection of tables, illustrations, etc. on any given subject.

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: January 7, 2025 (#1298).

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

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How ATLAS performs as a guess

ATLAS is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,358 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 78.6% of games, misses completely in 21.4%, and leaves about 200 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #6,272 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.69 guesses in games solved within six turns.

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First-turn measures

4.47 Entropy (bits)
200 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
91.5% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 50% of evaluated openers
1.48 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How ATLAS 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.

3.69 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#6,272 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, ATLAS ranks #6,272 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
50
3 guesses
878
4 guesses
1,189
5 guesses
216
6 guesses
18
Top-ranked in the current bounded policy screen: SLANT. The policy minimizes misses within six first, then average guesses among wins (3.45 for the leader). Compare the ranking measures

Composition

4/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
ALST

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
79%
Green tile
21%
All gray
21%

Example solver route

R O A T E
C L I N T
A P T L Y
A T L A S

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches ATLAS in 4 guesses.

Feedback distribution

85 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

505
232
209
192
191
102
83
78
76
49
46
41
37
37
36
33
32
28
23
19
17
16
16
16
16
14
12
12
11
8

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing ATLAS:

21% chance
Suggested:
RIONE
10% chance
Suggested:
TRITE
9% chance
Suggested:
CARNE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

21.4%
RIONE 6.12 bits
9.8%
TRITE 5.51 bits
8.9%
CARNE 5.41 bits
8.1%
GOIER 5.11 bits
8.1%
NOIRE 5.44 bits
4.3%
CARNE 4.66 bits
3.5%
CRANE 4.52 bits
3.3%
ROUSE 4.80 bits
3.2%
SHAPE 4.40 bits
2.1%
MOILE 4.28 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

A1T1L1A1S1
Total: 5 points

Words With Friends

Total: 6 points

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