Wordle Answers for Thursday, January 11, 2024 — Puzzle #11
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DRIVE
/dɹaɪv/ USnoun · 2 meanings
1. Motivation to do or achieve something; ability coupled with ambition.
"Crassus had wealth and wit, but Pompey had drive and Caesar as much again."
2. Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; especially, a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
1. To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto.
"You drive nails into wood with a hammer."
2. To provide an impetus for a non-physical change, especially a change in one's state of mind.
"My wife's constant harping about the condition of the house threatens to drive me to distraction."
Medium
Difficulty
3
Avg Guesses
85%
Solve Rate
DRIVE
Answer
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Category
This word relates to "Motivation to do or achieve something; ability coupled with ..."
Structure
2 vowels (I, E) · starts with DR · ends in IVE · no repeated letters
Definition Hint
Motivation to do or achieve something; ability coupled with ambition....
Solve Walkthrough — Solved in 3
Full analysis →Best opening: slate — tests S, L, A, T, E (all high-frequency)
Good foundation! 1 letter locked in position. Keep these fixed and test other letters.
Very close! Focus on the remaining unknown positions.
DRIVE — solved!
Key Insight
After 3 correct and 1 present letters, the pattern narrowed to just DRIVE.
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What was the Wordle answer on January 11, 2024?
The 5-letter Wordle answer was DRIVE. In Wordle Unlimited, answers ranged from FROG (4L) to ENGINEERING (11L).
Was puzzle #11 hard or easy?
Medium. DRIVE has moderate letter patterns. Average players solved it in 3 guesses.
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