The answer to Wordle #1,749 was

SINGE: To burn slightly.

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Word difficulty: Hard

Why it may be difficult: very uncommon in general English.

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How difficult was it for the solver?

In a replay of past puzzles, Wordle #1,749 scores 9/100 for solver difficulty (easier for the solver).

23 Possible answers after CRANE
33 Possible answers after SLATE
50 Possible answers after ADIEU
4 Words in the _INGE family
3 Guesses in the solver replay

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Wordle #1,749, measured

This section compares SINGE'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

9/100

This score is a percentile, not an opinion. Under the site's fixed solver settings, SINGE measured harder for the solver than about 9% of all 1,907 recorded answers to date. Its rating is easier for the solver. It has a 4-word _INGE 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 5 of the 2,374 words in the site's working answer pool. At the other end, AUDIO left 274 candidates, about 55 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 SINGE, and how many answer-pool words would still match it
OpenerFirst-guess feedbackAnswers still possible
ARISE ARISE 5
RAISE RAISE 5
CRANE CRANE 23
STARE STARE 28
TARSE TARSE 29
SLATE SLATE 33
SALET SALET 38
ADIEU ADIEU 50
TRACE TRACE 108
AUDIO AUDIO 274

“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 SINGE.

The solver reaches the answer in 3 guesses.

Common questions

What was the Wordle answer for April 3, 2026?
The Wordle answer for April 3, 2026 (puzzle #1749) was SINGE.
What does SINGE mean?
SINGE: To burn slightly.
Why was Wordle #1749 tricky?
SINGE is rated hard for estimated word difficulty. Why it may be difficult: very uncommon in general English.

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