How hard is Wordle today?

Today's Wordle #1972 has a difficulty rating of Hard with a composite score of 4.7/6. Most players solved it in 4 guesses.

What is the average number of guesses for Wordle today?

The community average for today's Wordle is approximately 4.5 guesses, with an estimated 93.9% overall player win rate.

What was the hardest Wordle word of all time?

Historically, PARER (Puzzle #454) holds the record as one of the hardest Wordles of all time with an average score of 5.32 guesses, followed by FOYER, RIPER, and JAZZY due to repeating letters and rhyming traps.

How is the daily Wordle difficulty rating calculated?

Our difficulty rating combines verified NYT Bot tester averages, community live guess distributions, vowel-to-consonant ratios, and letter repetition penalties into a normalized 1.0 to 6.0 scale.

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Wordle Difficulty Today: How Hard Is Today's Wordle?

Updated Thursday, Nov 12, 2026 · Puzzle #1972 · 315 scored puzzles this year · Scored using methodology v1

Each puzzle is scored on a six-point scale based on player performance and structural word properties, with a breakdown of why certain words cause more trouble than others. Below you will find the hardest and easiest puzzles of November and 2026, plus guess distribution patterns.

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Today's Wordle Difficulty Score and Guess Distribution

Today's puzzle scored 4.7/6, landing in the Hard range. Most players finished in 4 guesses (32.1%), with 93.9% solving within six attempts and 6.1% running out of tries.

4.7/6Hard

Based on NYT tester panel 4.6/6 · Verified community results 4.5/6 (262 players recorded)

Fairly EasyMediumMedium+Hard

Most common4 guesses32.1% of players

Solve rate93.9%Within 6 tries

Fail rate6.1%Lost streak (X/6)

Word Anatomy & Tactical Breakdown

Vowel Density2 Vowels

Balanced vowel ratio. Standard 2-vowel English distribution.

Letter RepetitionRepeated Letters Alert

Warning: A letter appears more than once. Repetitions drop solve rates significantly.

Trap Risk LevelHigh Trap Risk

Multiple rhyming candidates exist. Avoid blind guess rabbit holes.

Statistically Optimal Openers for Today's Pattern:

ORATE

SLATE

CRANE

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Guess Distribution Breakdown

Hardest Wordles of November 2026

The puzzles that challenged solvers with the highest guess averages and trickiest letter traps:

Date	Puzzle	Word	Difficulty
Nov 4	#1964	NUTTY	4.5 / 6
Nov 11	#1971	BLESS	4.4 / 6
Nov 6	#1966	DRECK	4.1 / 6
Nov 8	#1968	FIRST	4.0 / 6
Nov 5	#1965	PARCH	4.0 / 6

Hardest Wordles of the Year (2026)

Date	Puzzle	Word	Difficulty
Jul 15	#1852	PSHAW	5.8 / 6
Jul 25	#1862	ALOHA	5.7 / 6
Jul 29	#1866	VALVE	5.6 / 6
May 14	#1790	WAVER	5.5 / 6
Sep 1	#1900	REMIX	5.5 / 6

Easiest Wordles of the Year (2026)

Date	Puzzle	Word	Difficulty
May 30	#1806	SMILE	1.5 / 6
Jun 26	#1833	ACUTE	1.9 / 6
Jun 21	#1828	ALIBI	1.9 / 6
Jun 10	#1817	ALIGN	1.9 / 6
Jun 7	#1814	THUMB	1.9 / 6

Scoring Methodology

Wordle difficulty scores are calculated using a blended weighting model that combines two independent data feeds:

NYT Tester Panel (60% weight): Verified daily solve metrics from the New York Times test solver cohort.
Aggregated Community Grids (40% weight): Normalized distribution curves collected from verified player shares in SQLite.

Scores range from 1.0 (easiest possible) to 6.0 (hardest possible). Puzzles above 4.5 are flagged as Hard mode traps.