The answer to Wordle #1,057 was

TIDAL: Relating to tides.

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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 #1,057 scores 13/100 for solver difficulty (easier for the solver).

141 Possible answers after CRANE
17 Possible answers after SLATE
13 Possible answers after ADIEU
3 Guesses in the solver replay

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Wordle #1,057, measured

This section compares TIDAL'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

13/100

This score is a percentile, not an opinion. Under the site's fixed solver settings, TIDAL measured harder for the solver than about 13% of all 1,907 recorded answers to date. Its rating is easier for the solver. CRANE, SLATE and ADIEU leave about 57 possible answers.

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

AUDIO left the fewest candidates: its first-guess feedback left 1 of the 2,374 words in the site's working answer pool. At the other end, CRANE left 141 candidates, about 141 times as many.

First-guess feedback each opener would have received against TIDAL, and how many answer-pool words would still match it
OpenerFirst-guess feedbackAnswers still possible
AUDIO AUDIO 1
TARSE TARSE 12
ADIEU ADIEU 13
SALET SALET 14
SLATE SLATE 17
TRACE TRACE 21
RAISE RAISE 34
ARISE ARISE 35
STARE STARE 74
CRANE CRANE 141

“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 TIDAL.

The solver reaches the answer in 3 guesses.

Common questions

What was the Wordle answer for May 11, 2024?
The Wordle answer for May 11, 2024 (puzzle #1057) was TIDAL.
What does TIDAL mean?
TIDAL: Relating to tides.
Why was Wordle #1057 tricky?
TIDAL 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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