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Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess C tier opener

SALAD

Yes, SALAD was the Wordle answer on September 28, 2021 (Wordle #101).

As an opener, it rules out about 91.0% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈsæl.əd//ˈsæl.ɪd//ˈsaləɖ/

Noun

A food made primarily of one or more raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise.

“chicken salad”

Noun

One or more raw vegetables of the kind used in salads.

“sandwiches comprising a meat, a cheese, a salad, and a condiment”

Alternative forms: sallet

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: September 28, 2021 (#101).

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

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How SALAD performs as a guess

SALAD 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 75.6% of games, misses completely in 24.4%, and leaves about 213 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #6,150 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.69 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.

S___D S in the 1st position and D in the 5th position S__A_ S in the 1st position and A in the 4th position _A__D A in the 2nd position and D in the 5th position

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TRONE NOIRE TRINE TRACE CONTE RUOTE
Words starting with S Words ending with D

First-turn measures

4.50 Entropy (bits)
213 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
91.0% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How SALAD 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
100.0% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#6,150 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, SALAD ranks #6,150 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
54
3 guesses
856
4 guesses
1,223
5 guesses
205
6 guesses
14

Composition

4/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
ALS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
76%
Green tile
40%
All gray
24%

Example solver route

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

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches SALAD in 3 guesses.

Feedback distribution

91 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

576
186
168
151
148
132
126
84
56
50
48
45
42
39
35
34
33
27
23
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing SALAD:

24% chance
Suggested:
TRONE
8% chance
Suggested:
NOIRE
7% chance
Suggested:
TRINE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

24.4% →
TRONE 6.18 bits
7.9% →
NOIRE 5.01 bits
7.1% →
TRINE 5.19 bits
6.4% →
TRACE 5.56 bits
6.3% →
CONTE 4.91 bits
5.6% →
RUOTE 5.54 bits
5.3% →
RIONE 5.40 bits
3.6% →
FLANE 4.45 bits
2.4% →
PEART 3.84 bits
2.1% →
TOILE 4.37 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

S1A1L1A1D2
Total: 6 points

Words With Friends

Total: 7 points

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