The answer to Wordle #1,635 was

ERASE: To remove (markings or information).

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Word difficulty: Moderate

Why it may be difficult: a repeated letter.

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How difficult was it for the solver?

In a replay of past puzzles, Wordle #1,635 scores 28/100 for solver difficulty (easier for the solver).

13 Possible answers after CRANE
6 Possible answers after SLATE
190 Possible answers after ADIEU
3 Guesses in the solver replay

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Wordle #1,635, measured

This section compares ERASE'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

28/100

This score is a percentile, not an opinion. Under the site's fixed solver settings, ERASE measured harder for the solver than about 28% of all 1,907 recorded answers to date. Its rating is easier for the solver. It repeats E; CRANE, SLATE and ADIEU leave about 69.7 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

ARISE 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, AUDIO left 442 candidates, about 442 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 ERASE, and how many answer-pool words would still match it
OpenerFirst-guess feedbackAnswers still possible
ARISE ARISE 1
STARE STARE 1
RAISE RAISE 2
TARSE TARSE 3
SLATE SLATE 6
TRACE TRACE 10
SALET SALET 12
CRANE CRANE 13
ADIEU ADIEU 190
AUDIO AUDIO 442

“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

The bars pool all 26 contributed games across every completed puzzle. The Observatory does not publish per-puzzle guess distributions below its sample threshold, so this is the broadest available comparison. “Suppressed” marks a low-count cell.

Solver replay

One route our solver takes from its usual opening word to ERASE.

The solver reaches the answer in 3 guesses.

Common questions

What was the Wordle answer for December 10, 2025?
The Wordle answer for December 10, 2025 (puzzle #1635) was ERASE.
What does ERASE mean?
ERASE: To remove (markings or information).
Why was Wordle #1635 tricky?
ERASE is rated moderate for estimated word difficulty. Why it may be difficult: a repeated letter.

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