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Wordle Answers for Friday, January 3, 2025 — Puzzle #369

5L: IDEAL 8 word lengths Puzzle #369 Published Jan 3, 2025

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5-Letter Answer Wordle Unlimited #369
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IDEAL

· 1 meaning

1. Satisfying one's conception of what is perfect; most suitable.

Medium

Difficulty

3

Avg Guesses

85%

Solve Rate

IDEAL

Answer

Hints (Without Spoilers)

Category

This word relates to "Satisfying one's conception of what is perfect; most suitabl..."

Structure

3 vowels (I, E, A) · starts with ID · ends in EAL · no repeated letters

Definition Hint

Satisfying one's conception of what is perfect; most suitable....

Solve Walkthrough — Solved in 3

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Best opening: slate — tests S, L, A, T, E (all high-frequency)

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Found 3 letters in the word but wrong position. Reposition them in your next guess.

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K
E

4 letters present but misplaced. Try different positions while keeping known correct letters.

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L

IDEAL — solved!

Key Insight

After 0 correct and 4 present letters, the pattern narrowed to just IDEAL.

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What was the Wordle answer on January 3, 2025?

The 5-letter Wordle answer was IDEAL. In Wordle Unlimited, answers ranged from PLUS (4L) to PARTNERSHIP (11L).

Was puzzle #369 hard or easy?

Medium. IDEAL has moderate letter patterns. Average players solved it in 3 guesses.

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