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Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess B tier opener

LAGER

Yes, LAGER was the Wordle answer on October 6, 2024 (Wordle #1205).

As an opener, it rules out about 95.8% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈlɑːɡə//ˈlɑɡɚ/

Noun

A type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast.

Verb

To store (lager beer) at a low temperature for maturing and clarification.

Noun

Alternative spelling of laager.

Verb

Alternative spelling of laager.

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: October 6, 2024 (#1205).

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

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How LAGER performs as a guess

LAGER 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 88.2% of games, misses completely in 11.8%, and leaves about 99 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #2,684 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.63 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.

L___R L in the 1st position and R in the 5th position L__E_ L in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _A__R A in the 2nd position and R in the 5th position LA_ER L in the 1st position, A in the 2nd position, E in the 4th position, and R in the 5th position

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HOIST SEINE COURT TOISE SOULY STAIN
Words starting with L Words ending with R

First-turn measures

5.34 Entropy (bits)
99 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
95.8% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 96% of evaluated openers
0.61 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How LAGER 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.

3.63 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#2,684 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, LAGER ranks #2,684 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
85
3 guesses
916
4 guesses
1,141
5 guesses
195
6 guesses
14
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:
AELR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
88%
Green tile
31%
All gray
12%

Example solver route

R O A T E
G L E A M
L A G E R

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches LAGER in 3 guesses.

Feedback distribution

125 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

278
167
149
121
121
98
94
91
86
86
85
77
60
54
48
42
36
34
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23
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16

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing LAGER:

12% chance
Suggested:
HOIST
7% chance
Suggested:
SEINE
6% chance
Suggested:
COURT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

11.8% →
HOIST 5.83 bits
7.1% →
SEINE 5.50 bits
6.3% →
COURT 5.31 bits
5.1% →
TOISE 4.53 bits
5.1% →
SOULY 4.62 bits
4.2% →
STAIN 5.00 bits
4.0% →
NASTY 4.11 bits
3.9% →
PLAIT 4.24 bits
3.6% →
TOISE 3.37 bits
3.6% →
COAST 4.56 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

L1A1G2E1R1
Total: 6 points

Words With Friends

Total: 8 points

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