The answer to Wordle #1,270 was

PATIO: A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.

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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 #1,270 scores 27/100 for solver difficulty (easier for the solver).

141 Possible answers after CRANE
52 Possible answers after SLATE
62 Possible answers after ADIEU
3 Guesses in the solver replay

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Wordle #1,270, measured

This section compares PATIO'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

27/100

This score is a percentile, not an opinion. Under the site's fixed solver settings, PATIO measured harder for the solver than about 27% of all 1,907 recorded answers to date. Its rating is easier for the solver. CRANE, SLATE and ADIEU leave a large group.

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 2 of the 2,374 words in the site's working answer pool. At the other end, CRANE left 141 candidates, about 70 times as many.

First-guess feedback each opener would have received against PATIO, and how many answer-pool words would still match it
OpenerFirst-guess feedbackAnswers still possible
AUDIO AUDIO 2
RAISE RAISE 14
SALET SALET 29
TARSE TARSE 32
ARISE ARISE 35
SLATE SLATE 52
TRACE TRACE 54
ADIEU ADIEU 62
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 PATIO.

The solver reaches the answer in 3 guesses.

Common questions

What was the Wordle answer for December 10, 2024?
The Wordle answer for December 10, 2024 (puzzle #1270) was PATIO.
What does PATIO mean?
PATIO: A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.
Why was Wordle #1270 tricky?
PATIO 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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