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Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess B tier opener

RELIC

Yes, RELIC was the Wordle answer on January 24, 2024 (Wordle #949).

As an opener, it rules out about 95.5% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛlɪk/

Noun

That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.

Noun

Something old and outdated, possibly kept for sentimental reasons.

Verb

To cause (an object) to appear old or worn, to distress.

Adjective

Pertaining to the Big Bang.

Alternative forms: relick, relique

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 24, 2024 (#949).

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

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How RELIC performs as a guess

RELIC 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 89.0% of games, misses completely in 11.0%, and leaves about 106 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #2,346 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.63 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.

All gray? Tap a tile to cycle gray → yellow → green.

Useful pattern pages

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

R___C R in the 1st position and C in the 5th position R__I_ R in the 1st position and I in the 4th position _E__C E in the 2nd position and C in the 5th position

Try next

SNOUT SAUNT STOAE SAINT SABLE COAST
Words starting with R Words ending with C

First-turn measures

5.16 Entropy (bits)
106 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
95.5% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 91% of evaluated openers
0.79 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How RELIC 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
0.70 Volatility
#2,346 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, RELIC ranks #2,346 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
61
3 guesses
970
4 guesses
1,122
5 guesses
181
6 guesses
17
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:
EILR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
89%
Green tile
23%
All gray
11%

Example solver route

R O A T E
P L I E R
R E L I C

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches RELIC in 3 guesses.

Feedback distribution

96 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

259
184
180
175
127
126
111
83
64
62
54
50
46
43
43
42
41
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38
31
31
27
23
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17

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing RELIC:

11% chance
Suggested:
SNOUT
8% chance
Suggested:
SAUNT
8% chance
Suggested:
SAUNT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

11.0% →
SNOUT 5.67 bits
7.8% →
SAUNT 5.20 bits
7.6% →
SAUNT 5.43 bits
7.4% →
STOAE 4.70 bits
5.4% →
SAINT 5.21 bits
5.3% →
SAUNT 5.08 bits
4.7% →
SABLE 4.54 bits
3.5% →
COAST 4.95 bits
2.7% →
SNIDE 4.72 bits
2.6% →
SPATE 4.48 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

R1E1L1I1C3
Total: 7 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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