The answer to Wordle #1,004 was

ABIDE: To endure without yielding; to withstand.

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Word difficulty: Easy

Why it may be easier: five different letters, at least two vowels and none of Q, Z, X, J, K, V or W.

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How difficult was it for the solver?

In a replay of past puzzles, Wordle #1,004 scores 17/100 for solver difficulty (easier for the solver).

51 Possible answers after CRANE
31 Possible answers after SLATE
2 Possible answers after ADIEU
4 Guesses in the solver replay

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Wordle #1,004, measured

This section compares ABIDE's solver-difficulty percentile, first-guess results for ten familiar openers, and opt-in player reports. Each number identifies its dataset.

Solver difficulty, as a percentile

17/100

This score is a percentile, not an opinion. Under the site's fixed solver settings, ABIDE measured harder for the solver than about 17% of all 1,906 recorded answers to date. Its rating is easier for the solver. The example solver route takes four turns.

Solver pressure ranks the answer within the pool; it does not measure player performance. The opener table compares first-guess results, and the contributed ratings report player results.

CRANE, SLATE and ADIEU benchmark

ADIEU left the fewest candidates: its first-guess feedback left 2 of the 2,374 words in the site's working answer pool. At the other end, SALET left 83 candidates, about 42 times as many.

First-guess feedback each opener would have received against ABIDE, and how many answer-pool words would still match it
OpenerFirst-guess feedbackAnswers still possible
ADIEU ADIEU 2
AUDIO AUDIO 2
ARISE ARISE 5
RAISE RAISE 5
SLATE SLATE 31
STARE STARE 41
TARSE TARSE 41
TRACE TRACE 45
CRANE CRANE 51
SALET SALET 83

“Answers still possible” counts the words in the site's 2,374-word working answer pool whose feedback would match that opener exactly. This is pattern arithmetic, not a simulation. A smaller number means the opener left fewer possible answers after the first guess. It does not describe later turns.

Contributed player ratings

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1 Suppressed
2 Suppressed
3 Suppressed
4 Suppressed
5 Suppressed
6 Suppressed
X Suppressed

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Solver replay

One route our solver takes from its usual opening word to ABIDE.

The solver reaches the answer in 4 guesses.

Common questions

What was the Wordle answer for March 19, 2024?
The Wordle answer for March 19, 2024 (puzzle #1004) was ABIDE.
What does ABIDE mean?
ABIDE: To endure without yielding; to withstand.
Why was Wordle #1004 tricky?
ABIDE is rated easy for estimated word difficulty. Why it may be easier: five different letters, at least two vowels and none of Q, Z, X, J, K, V or W.

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