The answer to Wordle #1,109 was

INLAY: To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.

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Word difficulty: Tricky

Why it may be difficult: uncommon in general English.

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How difficult was it for the solver?

In a replay of past puzzles, Wordle #1,109 scores 13/100 for solver difficulty (easier for the solver).

47 Possible answers after CRANE
59 Possible answers after SLATE
62 Possible answers after ADIEU
3 Guesses in the solver replay

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Wordle #1,109, measured

This section compares INLAY'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, INLAY 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 56 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

SALET left the fewest candidates: its first-guess feedback left 11 of the 2,374 words in the site's working answer pool. At the other end, TRACE left 133 candidates, about 12 times as many.

First-guess feedback each opener would have received against INLAY, and how many answer-pool words would still match it
OpenerFirst-guess feedbackAnswers still possible
SALET SALET 11
RAISE RAISE 34
ARISE ARISE 35
AUDIO AUDIO 45
CRANE CRANE 47
SLATE SLATE 59
ADIEU ADIEU 62
TARSE TARSE 101
STARE STARE 131
TRACE TRACE 133

“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 INLAY.

The solver reaches the answer in 3 guesses.

Common questions

What was the Wordle answer for July 2, 2024?
The Wordle answer for July 2, 2024 (puzzle #1109) was INLAY.
What does INLAY mean?
INLAY: To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.
Why was Wordle #1109 tricky?
INLAY is rated tricky for estimated word difficulty. Why it may be difficult: uncommon in general English.

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