The answer to Wordle #1,822 was

BROIL: To expose to great heat.

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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 #1,822 scores 28/100 for solver difficulty (easier for the solver).

53 Possible answers after CRANE
88 Possible answers after SLATE
119 Possible answers after ADIEU
3 Guesses in the solver replay

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Wordle #1,822, measured

This section compares BROIL'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, BROIL measured harder for the solver than about 28% of all 1,907 recorded answers to date. Its rating is easier for the solver. 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

ARISE left the fewest candidates: its first-guess feedback left 7 of the 2,374 words in the site's working answer pool. At the other end, ADIEU left 119 candidates, about 17 times as many.

First-guess feedback each opener would have received against BROIL, and how many answer-pool words would still match it
OpenerFirst-guess feedbackAnswers still possible
ARISE ARISE 7
RAISE RAISE 23
AUDIO AUDIO 24
TRACE TRACE 50
CRANE CRANE 53
SLATE SLATE 88
TARSE TARSE 95
SALET SALET 100
STARE STARE 102
ADIEU ADIEU 119

“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 BROIL.

The solver reaches the answer in 3 guesses.

Common questions

What was the Wordle answer for June 15, 2026?
The Wordle answer for June 15, 2026 (puzzle #1822) was BROIL.
What does BROIL mean?
BROIL: To expose to great heat.
Why was Wordle #1822 tricky?
BROIL is rated hard for estimated word difficulty. Why it may be difficult: very uncommon in general English.

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