The answer to Wordle #1,773 was

EERIE: Inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.

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Word difficulty: Tricky

Why it may be difficult: repeated letters.

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How difficult was it for the solver?

In a replay of past puzzles, Wordle #1,773 scores 62/100 for solver difficulty (middle of the pack).

40 Possible answers after CRANE
110 Possible answers after SLATE
50 Possible answers after ADIEU
4 Guesses in the solver replay

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Wordle #1,773, measured

This section compares EERIE'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

62/100

This score is a percentile, not an opinion. Under the site's fixed solver settings, EERIE measured harder for the solver than about 62% of all 1,907 recorded answers to date. Its rating is middle of the pack. It repeats E; the example solver route takes four turns.

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

RAISE 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, SALET left 172 candidates, about 57 times as many.

First-guess feedback each opener would have received against EERIE, and how many answer-pool words would still match it
OpenerFirst-guess feedbackAnswers still possible
RAISE RAISE 3
ARISE ARISE 5
TARSE TARSE 14
AUDIO AUDIO 33
CRANE CRANE 40
TRACE TRACE 40
STARE STARE 49
ADIEU ADIEU 50
SLATE SLATE 110
SALET SALET 172

“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 EERIE.

The solver reaches the answer in 4 guesses.

Common questions

What was the Wordle answer for April 27, 2026?
The Wordle answer for April 27, 2026 (puzzle #1773) was EERIE.
What does EERIE mean?
EERIE: Inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.
Why was Wordle #1773 tricky?
EERIE is rated tricky for estimated word difficulty. Why it may be difficult: repeated letters.

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