The answer to Wordle #855 was

GIVEN: past participle of give

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Word difficulty: Moderate

Why it may be difficult: uncommon letters.

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How difficult was it for the solver?

In a replay of past puzzles, Wordle #855 scores 31/100 for solver difficulty (easier for the solver).

62 Possible answers after CRANE
170 Possible answers after SLATE
40 Possible answers after ADIEU
3 Guesses in the solver replay

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Wordle #855, measured

This section compares GIVEN'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

31/100

This score is a percentile, not an opinion. Under the site's fixed solver settings, GIVEN measured harder for the solver than about 31% of all 1,906 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 38 of the 2,374 words in the site's working answer pool. At the other end, AUDIO left 274 candidates, about 7 times as many.

First-guess feedback each opener would have received against GIVEN, and how many answer-pool words would still match it
OpenerFirst-guess feedbackAnswers still possible
ARISE ARISE 38
RAISE RAISE 38
ADIEU ADIEU 40
CRANE CRANE 62
SALET SALET 108
STARE STARE 119
TARSE TARSE 119
TRACE TRACE 126
SLATE SLATE 170
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 GIVEN.

The solver reaches the answer in 3 guesses.

Common questions

What was the Wordle answer for October 22, 2023?
The Wordle answer for October 22, 2023 (puzzle #855) was GIVEN.
What does GIVEN mean?
GIVEN: past participle of give
Why was Wordle #855 tricky?
GIVEN is rated moderate for estimated word difficulty. Why it may be difficult: uncommon letters.

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