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Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess B tier opener

CABLE

Yes, CABLE was the Wordle answer on January 6, 2024 (Wordle #931).

As an opener, it rules out about 94.7% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪ.bəl/

Noun

A long object used to make a physical connection.

Noun

A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.

“I tried to watch the movie last night but my cable was out.”

Verb

To provide (something) with cable(s).

Verb

To fasten (something) (as if) with cable(s).

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 6, 2024 (#931).

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

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How CABLE performs as a guess

CABLE 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 84.7% of games, misses completely in 15.3%, and leaves about 126 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #1,256 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.61 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.

C___E C in the 1st position and E in the 5th position C__L_ C in the 1st position and L in the 4th position _A__E A in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

SNORT TENOR SIREN TRAIN TARDY SPOIL
Words starting with C Words ending with E

First-turn measures

5.24 Entropy (bits)
126 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
94.7% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 93% of evaluated openers
0.71 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How CABLE 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
100.0% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#1,256 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, CABLE ranks #1,256 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
80
3 guesses
954
4 guesses
1,142
5 guesses
164
6 guesses
12
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

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
AEL

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
85%
Green tile
41%
All gray
15%

Example solver route

R O A T E
S M I L Y
C A D G E
C A B L E

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches CABLE in 4 guesses.

Feedback distribution

123 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

361
248
151
151
105
81
80
68
64
62
59
51
44
40
35
31
26
26
26
25
25
23
23
21
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17

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing CABLE:

15% chance
Suggested:
SNORT
11% chance
Suggested:
TENOR
6% chance
Suggested:
SIREN

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

15.3% →
SNORT 5.96 bits
10.5% →
TENOR 5.15 bits
6.4% →
SIREN 4.67 bits
6.4% →
TRAIN 5.32 bits
4.5% →
TARDY 4.14 bits
3.4% →
SPOIL 4.72 bits
3.4% →
SONAR 4.36 bits
2.9% →
TOUCH 4.81 bits
2.7% →
REPEL 4.18 bits
2.6% →
TREAD 4.69 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

C3A1B3L1E1
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 12 points

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