The answer to Wordle #1,376 was

ELBOW: The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.

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Word difficulty: Moderate

Why it may be difficult: uncommon letters.

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How difficult was it for the solver?

In a replay of past puzzles, Wordle #1,376 scores 42/100 for solver difficulty (middle of the pack).

128 Possible answers after CRANE
18 Possible answers after SLATE
199 Possible answers after ADIEU
3 Guesses in the solver replay

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Wordle #1,376, measured

This section compares ELBOW'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

42/100

This score is a percentile, not an opinion. Under the site's fixed solver settings, ELBOW measured harder for the solver than about 42% of all 1,906 recorded answers to date. Its rating is middle of the pack. 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

SLATE left the fewest candidates: its first-guess feedback left 18 of the 2,374 words in the site's working answer pool. At the other end, AUDIO left 286 candidates, about 16 times as many. The vowel-heavy probes ADIEU and AUDIO revealed comparatively little here. Vowel coverage helps only when the answer's vowels are still in doubt.

First-guess feedback each opener would have received against ELBOW, and how many answer-pool words would still match it
OpenerFirst-guess feedbackAnswers still possible
SLATE SLATE 18
SALET SALET 50
STARE STARE 119
TARSE TARSE 119
ARISE ARISE 123
RAISE RAISE 123
TRACE TRACE 126
CRANE CRANE 128
ADIEU ADIEU 199
AUDIO AUDIO 286

“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 ELBOW.

The solver reaches the answer in 3 guesses.

Common questions

What was the Wordle answer for March 26, 2025?
The Wordle answer for March 26, 2025 (puzzle #1376) was ELBOW.
What does ELBOW mean?
ELBOW: The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
Why was Wordle #1376 tricky?
ELBOW is rated moderate for estimated word difficulty. Why it may be difficult: uncommon letters.

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