The answer to Wordle #253 was

CHANT

CHANT: To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Letter difficulty: Moderate

Why it may be tricky: only one vowel.

Compare past puzzle difficulty →

How difficult was it for the solver?

In a replay of past puzzles, Wordle #253 scores 37/100 for solver difficulty (middle of the pack).

3 Possible answers after CRANE
20 Possible answers after SLATE
288 Possible answers after ADIEU
3 Guesses in the solver replay

This compares past puzzles under the same solver settings; it does not measure how players performed. Compare more puzzles →

Solver replay

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

The solver reaches the answer in 3 guesses.

Common questions

What was the Wordle answer for February 27, 2022?
The Wordle answer for February 27, 2022 (puzzle #253) was CHANT.
What does CHANT mean?
CHANT: To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
Why was Wordle #253 tricky?
CHANT is rated moderate for letter difficulty. Why it may be tricky: only one vowel.

Solving today's puzzle?