Past Wordle Word: RIDGE

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

Why This Answer Can Be Tricky

Wordle #974 · February 18, 2024 · Edited by Tracy Bennett

RIDGE was the solution on February 18, 2024. The main difficulty comes from how its letter positions settle .

RIDGE

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Difficulty Signals

None

Repeated letters

No repeat penalty on this board.

2 vowels

Vowel load

Visible vowels: I and E.

None

Rare letters

The answer uses common Wordle letters.

CVCCV

Pattern

Consonant-vowel shape for RIDGE.

Hint Path

Hint 1 — Vowels

The answer contains 2 vowels: I, E.

Hint 2 — Repeats

Every letter in the answer is unique.

Hint 3 — First Letter

The word starts with R.

Hint 4 — Last Letter

The word ends with E.

Hint 5 — Shape

The middle three letters are arranged as IDG.

Hint 6 — Final Answer

RIDGE

Closest Archive Neighbors

RANGE

Wordle #681 · May 1, 2023

ends with GE and starts with R.

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DIRGE

Wordle #1399 · April 18, 2025

ends with GE and matches the CVCCV pattern.

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MIDGE

Wordle #399 · July 23, 2022

ends with GE and matches the CVCCV pattern.

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SINGE

Wordle #1749 · April 3, 2026

ends with GE and matches the CVCCV pattern.

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FAQ

Why could RIDGE feel tricky in Wordle?

RIDGE 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?

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