Wordle, by the Numbers
We keep a daily archive of every Wordle answer — 1,973 of them so far, each with its puzzle number and date. These posts are what that archive says when you actually interrogate it. Every figure here is recomputed from the data on each build, so nothing goes stale.
Wordle Homophones: The Answers You Can't Tell Apart by Ear 37 pairs of Wordle answer words sound exactly alike, and in 22 both spellings have been the answer. The full list, and how to tell them apart.
Wordle's Silent Letters: The Answers That Don't Sound Like They Look 86 Wordle answer words hide a silent letter, from the K in KNIFE to the GH in LIGHT. The full list, checked by sound, and what it means for your guesses.
Wordle Words That Rhyme — and the Ones That Only Look Like They Do 1,536 of Wordle's answer words have a perfect rhyme in the list. We sound-checked all 2,189 — including 84 families that only look like they rhyme.
Wordle Is Running Out of Words — and the NYT Has Started Reusing Them Wordle's answer pool is nearly spent. We tracked every puzzle and found the NYT quietly began reusing old answers in 2026. Here is the full record.
Wordle Has Never Had a Plural Answer — Not Once in 1,973 Puzzles 29% of words Wordle accepts end in S. Only 1.6% of its answers do — and not one has been a plural. Here is the data, and what to guess instead.
Data Pages Behind These Posts
The posts read the numbers; these pages let you browse them.