Past Wordle Word: ITCHY

ITCHY difficulty signals, hint trail, and solving friction points.

Why This Answer Can Be Tricky

Wordle #524 · November 25, 2022 · Edited by Tracy Bennett

ITCHY was the solution on November 25, 2022. The main difficulty comes from how its letter positions settle .

ITCHY

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Difficulty Signals

None

Repeated letters

No repeat penalty on this board.

1 vowel

Vowel load

Visible vowels: I.

None

Rare letters

The answer uses common Wordle letters.

VCCCC

Pattern

Consonant-vowel shape for ITCHY.

Hint Path

Hint 1 — Vowels

The answer contains 1 vowel: I.

Hint 2 — Repeats

Every letter in the answer is unique.

Hint 3 — First Letter

The word starts with I.

Hint 4 — Last Letter

The word ends with Y.

Hint 5 — Shape

The middle three letters are arranged as TCH.

Hint 6 — Final Answer

ITCHY

Closest Archive Neighbors

PITHY

Wordle #148 · November 14, 2021

ends with HY and uses the same vowel count.

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FISHY

Wordle #589 · January 29, 2023

ends with HY and uses the same vowel count.

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DUCHY

Wordle #141 · November 7, 2021

ends with HY and uses the same vowel count.

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ARTSY

Wordle #1403 · April 22, 2025

matches the VCCCC pattern and uses the same vowel count.

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FAQ

Why could ITCHY feel tricky in Wordle?

ITCHY uses five unique, common letters, so its difficulty comes more from how the clue positions settle than from repeats or rare letters.

Do the hints still reveal the answer in stages?

Yes. The hint path is still progressive so you can stop before the final reveal if you only want partial guidance.

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