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Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess A tier opener

SITAR

Yes, SITAR was the Wordle answer on January 3, 2026 (Wordle #1659).

As an opener, it rules out about 96.3% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Noun

A Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.

Alternative forms: setar

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 3, 2026 (#1659).

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

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How SITAR performs as a guess

SITAR 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 88.6% of games, misses completely in 11.4%, and leaves about 87 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #93 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.55 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___R S in the 1st position and R in the 5th position S__A_ S in the 1st position and A in the 4th position _I__R I in the 2nd position and R in the 5th position

Try next

CLONE CADRE CLINE POLEY LEANT COLEY
Words starting with S Words ending with R

First-turn measures

5.55 Entropy (bits)
87 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
96.3% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How SITAR 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.

3.55 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.68 Volatility
#93 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, SITAR ranks #93 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
74
3 guesses
1,070
4 guesses
1,049
5 guesses
145
6 guesses
13

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
AIRST

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
89%
Green tile
39%
All gray
11%

Example solver route

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

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches SITAR in 3 guesses.

Feedback distribution

124 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

268
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143
109
100
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing SITAR:

11% chance
Suggested:
CLONE
8% chance
Suggested:
CLONE
6% chance
Suggested:
CLONE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

11.4% →
CLONE 5.89 bits
7.9% →
CLONE 5.29 bits
6.1% →
CLONE 4.94 bits
4.6% →
CADRE 4.58 bits
4.2% →
CLINE 5.33 bits
3.1% →
POLEY 4.26 bits
3.0% →
LEANT 4.64 bits
2.9% →
CLONE 4.68 bits
2.8% →
COLEY 3.86 bits
2.8% →
TOUCH 4.79 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

S1I1T1A1R1
Total: 5 points

Words With Friends

Total: 5 points

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