The answer to Wordle #1,601 was

GUISE: A customary way of speaking or acting; a fashion, a manner, a practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.)

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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 #1,601 scores 11/100 for solver difficulty (easier for the solver).

105 Possible answers after CRANE
27 Possible answers after SLATE
8 Possible answers after ADIEU
3 Words in the GUI_E family
3 Guesses in the solver replay

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Wordle #1,601, measured

This section compares GUISE'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

11/100

This score is a percentile, not an opinion. Under the site's fixed solver settings, GUISE measured harder for the solver than about 11% of all 1,906 recorded answers to date. Its rating is easier for the solver. CRANE, SLATE and ADIEU leave about 46.7 possible answers; it has a 3-word GUI_E family.

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

ARISE left the fewest candidates: its first-guess feedback left 3 of the 2,374 words in the site's working answer pool. At the other end, TRACE left 108 candidates, about 36 times as many.

First-guess feedback each opener would have received against GUISE, and how many answer-pool words would still match it
OpenerFirst-guess feedbackAnswers still possible
ARISE ARISE 3
RAISE RAISE 3
ADIEU ADIEU 8
AUDIO AUDIO 16
TARSE TARSE 20
STARE STARE 21
SLATE SLATE 27
SALET SALET 38
CRANE CRANE 105
TRACE TRACE 108

“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 GUISE.

The solver reaches the answer in 3 guesses.

Common questions

What was the Wordle answer for November 6, 2025?
The Wordle answer for November 6, 2025 (puzzle #1601) was GUISE.
What does GUISE mean?
GUISE: A customary way of speaking or acting; a fashion, a manner, a practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.)
Why was Wordle #1601 tricky?
GUISE 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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