HYPOTHESIS — 10-Letter Wordle Word Analysis
Letter frequency breakdown, position stats, word meaning, and a full solve walkthrough.
HYPOTHESIS is a 10-letter word that appeared as a Wordle Unlimited answer on Jul 17, 2026. Our solver rates it "Easy" difficulty, with a typical solve rate around 85% within the standard six guesses. This puts it among the easier puzzles — a classification based on letter frequency, position probability, and overall pattern complexity. It repeats the letter "H", which narrows the letter pool faster once you spot it but can also be tricky if you're not looking for duplicates. Below you'll find a comprehensive letter-frequency breakdown showing how common each letter is in this position and across all 10-letter words, a detailed step-by-step solve walkthrough that demonstrates optimal guessing strategy, the word's dictionary meaning with pronunciation guidance, and a curated list of similar 10-letter words grouped by pattern similarity to help you when you're one guess away from the answer.
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Solve Walkthrough
1 correct, 2 present, 7 absent
✓ Answer found!
Word Meaning
1. Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation. As a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation. Compare to theory, and quotation given there.
2. (general) An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation.
Letter Structure
Strategy Insights
Opening Word
Starting with antibiotic to test high-frequency letters. This opener helps eliminate or confirm common letters quickly.
Key Breakthrough
revealed hypothesis 10 positions .
This breakthrough significantly narrowed down the possibilities, leading toward the solution.
Elimination Pattern
Letters ruled out during the solve:
Eliminating these 6 letters helped focus on the remaining candidates.
Difficulty Rating
Solved in 2 guesses Excellent efficiency!
Is HYPOTHESIS a Good Wordle Answer?
HYPOTHESIS's letters skew common overall: "i" shows up in 76% of 10-letter words in our dictionary, while "h" appears in only 13%. That mix is exactly the kind of spread that makes a strong opener — a good starting guess wants common letters in their common positions, and HYPOTHESIS leads with "h", which only sits first in 2% of 10-letter words — worth knowing if you're deciding whether to lead with it. When solving HYPOTHESIS, the key is to quickly identify the vowel pattern and use common letter combinations. The step-by-step walkthrough below illustrates exactly how an optimal solver would approach this puzzle, showing the reasoning behind each guess and how the feedback from each round informs the next choice. If you're mid-solve and have most of the letters but not the exact arrangement, the similar-words list further down (grouped by shared pattern, start, and ending) is the fastest way to narrow down the last guess — these are real words that share key characteristics, making them ideal candidates when you're running out of guesses.
Letter Analysis
Letter Heatmap for 10-Letter Words
How often each letter appears in 10-letter words in our dictionary. Letters highlighted in the answer word are shown in green.
Recent Archive Dates for "HYPOTHESIS"
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FAQ — HYPOTHESIS as a Wordle Answer
Is HYPOTHESIS a good Wordle starting word?
It tests y (22%), p (35%), o (65%), t (71%), h (13%), e (71%), s (37%), i (76%), s (37%), which are among the more common letters in 10-letter words. "H" leading the word is less common in that position (2%), which is worth weighing against its overall letter coverage.
How common is the letter "H" at the start of 10-letter words?
Among the 121 words of this length in our dictionary, "H" opens 3 of them (2%). That makes it a relatively unusual opening letter, so don't assume most answers start this way.
What does "HYPOTHESIS" mean?
As a noun, hypothesis means: Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation. As a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation. Compare to theory, and quotation given there.
Is HYPOTHESIS hard to guess in Wordle?
Our solver rates HYPOTHESIS as "Easy" difficulty, with a typical solve rate of about 85% within six guesses. The repeated letter is the main trap — it's easy to assume every letter is unique and misallocate a guess.
Has HYPOTHESIS appeared before in Wordle Unlimited?
Yes — in the past 60 days, HYPOTHESIS appeared as the 10-letter answer on 2 occasions, most recently on Jul 17, 2026. Check the archive for the full puzzle history.