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It’s time for your guide to today’s Wordle answer, featuring my commentary on the latest puzzle, plus a selection of hints designed to help you keep your streak going.
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SPOILER WARNING: Today’s Wordle answer and hints are below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to see them.
Wordle hints (game #1415) – clue #1 – Vowels
How many vowels does today’s Wordle have?
• Wordle today has vowels in two places*.
* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).
Wordle hints (game #1415) – clue #2 – first letter
What letter does today’s Wordle begin with?
• The first letter in today’s Wordle answer is T.
T is one of the most common starting letters in the game, beginning 149 of Wordle’s 2,309 answers. That gives it a ranking of fourth in the alphabet, behind only S, C and B.
Wordle hints (game #1415) – clue #3 – repeated letters
Does today’s Wordle have any repeated letters?
• There are repeated letters in today’s Wordle.
Repeated letters are quite common in the game, with 748 of the 2,309 Wordle answers containing one. However, it’s still more likely that a Wordle doesn’t have one.
Wordle hints (game #1415) – clue #4 – ending letter
What letter does today’s Wordle end with?
• The last letter in today’s Wordle is T.
T is a very common letter to end a Wordle answer – in fact only E and Y are more likely in that position.
Wordle hints (game #1415) – clue #5 – last chance
Still looking for more Wordle hints today? Here’s an extra one for game #1415.
- Today’s Wordle answer is a fish.
If you just want to know today’s Wordle answer now, simply scroll down – but I’d always recommend trying to solve it on your own first. We’ve got lots of Wordle tips and tricks to help you, including a guide to the best Wordle start words.
If you don’t want to know today’s answer then DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER BECAUSE IT IS PRINTED BELOW. So don’t say you weren’t warned!
Today’s Wordle answer (game #1415)
- NYT average score: 3.6
- My score: 3
- WordleBot’s score: 3
- My skill score: 99
- My luck score: 71
- My start word performance: VISIT (114 remaining answers)
- WordleBot’s start word performance: CRANE (66)
- Tomorrow’s start word: HASTY
Today’s Wordle answer (game #1415) is… TROUT.
Let’s talk about fish! TROUT is the fifth to appear so far in Wordle, I think. We’ve had PERCH (game #157), GUPPY (#684), SKATE (#1163) and ROACH (#1342), although three of those also have other meanings. TROUT doesn’t, though; it’s just a fish. And it’s a fish that starts and ends with the same letter.
This subset of Wordles is not as rare as you might think – TROUT is the 55th of them. The previous one also started and ended with a T: TOAST, which was the solution to game #1322 at the end of January.
I tend to think that repeated letters are easier to find at either end of an answer, mainly because those are usually the easiest parts of a word to identify. Well, in my experience at least, but that might just be the way my brain works.
TROUT is a relatively easy Wordle overall, with a current average score of 3.6; that’s below the 3.7 for yesterday’s PATSY, and a long way off the likes of IDLER (4.2) and DUMMY (4.4).
I began with yet another average starting word, with VISIT giving me a green T at the end and leaving just over 100 options. I then had a massive stroke of luck, when I played CRANE.
This was not exactly an inspired move, given that it’s supposedly the best start word in the game, so obviously it would be a good word to play at almost any time.
But obvious choice though it may have been, it was very fortunate today: it gave me a green R and somehow cut my shortlist to only two words.
These were TROUT and GROUT, and I spent a few minutes agonizing over which to go for. TROUT is probably a more common word… but there’s not much in it. Eventually, I went with the fishy option and scored my three.
How did you do today? Send me an email or let me know in the comments.
Yesterday’s Wordle hints (game #1414)
In a different time zone where it’s still Saturday? Don’t worry – I can give you some clues for Wordle #1414, too.
- Wordle yesterday had a vowel in one place.
* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).
- The first letter in yesterday’s Wordle answer was P.
P is a very common first letter among Wordle answers. It’s the fifth most common in the alphabet and begins 141 solutions in total.
- There were no repeated letters in yesterday’s Wordle.
Repeated letters are quite common in the game, with 748 of the 2,309 Wordle answers containing one. However, it’s still more likely that a Wordle doesn’t have one.
- The last letter in yesterday’s Wordle was Y.
Y is the second most common ending letter in the game, behind only E. In total, 364 Wordle answers end with a Y.
Still looking for more Wordle hints? Here’s an extra one for game #1415.
- Yesterday’s Wordle answer is easily manipulated.
Yesterday’s Wordle answer (game #1414)
- NYT average score: 3.7 (revised)
- My score: 3
- WordleBot’s score: 4
- My skill score: 94
- My luck score: 66
- My start word performance: MANIC (226 remaining answers)
- WordleBot’s start word performance: CRANE (187)
- Tomorrow’s start word: VISIT
Yesterday’s Wordle answer (game #1414) was… PATSY.
I’m kind of surprised to see PATSY appear as Wordle answer. It’s really not a common word, is it? I mean when did you last use it? In fact, I’m not sure I’ve ever used it.
The similarly spelled PASTY, on the other hand, is a different matter. I’ve used that regularly, mainly because I love to eat a Cornish pasty (or the vegetarian equivalent these days); if you’re not in the UK and don’t know what one is then look it up. Then find one and eat one.
Anyway, I figured that PATSY is an uncommon word, so looked it up on the genius WordAndPhraseInfo website, which ranks words according to how often they are used in the English language.
And in this regard, it ranks way down at 22,955th – far below the likes of WHOSE (527), ADEPT (10,463), BLISS (12,301) and DUMMY (11,581). It is, however, much more common than IDLER (42,117) – which again backs up my feeling that that was a very, very tough Wordle (which I don’t think anyone disagrees with).
How difficult is PATSY? Well, I didn’t find it that hard and the average score of 3.8 at the time of solving this implied that not many other people did either (note – it’s now down slightly, at 3.7). It’s a classic middling Wordle.
All five letters are either common overall or common in their specific positions (or both), and there are no repeats to worry about. There are, however, several similarly spelled alternatives (not counting my favorite PASTY) in the form of NASTY, HASTY and TASTY. You could also have had PATTY or PASTA if you wanted to stay on a culinary theme with PASTY.
WordleBot scored a four, and it was PASTA that cost it a three. However my game developed in a different way, and it was S-starting words that I needed to contend with.
But I’m getting ahead of myself. I began with MANIC, which gave me a green A and ruled out all but 226 words. That was a little behind WordleBot’s CRANE (187) but a long way off the excellent start enjoyed by players of STARE (12), SLATE and ARISE (both 7).
I got lucky with my second word. I wanted to guard against it being an ER word, so played LOSER; maybe I was hoping to tempt fate, too. It didn’t look to have worked, in that it only gave me a yellow S, but remarkably that left only four words.
These were SAGGY, SAPPY, SAVVY and PATSY, and I found them all. But I also came up with TAPAS, which for some reason is not on the ‘Bot’s list. I have no idea why; maybe because it’s technically a plural? But it’s also now used as a collective noun in English, so I’m not sure it should have been omitted. Anyway, it wasn’t the answer so maybe it doesn’t matter.
Playing PATSY couldn’t have guaranteed me the answer in four, but at worst it might have left a 50/50 between SAVVY and SAGGY, and obviously there was a chance it might give me a three.
So I took the risk, and was rewarded for my uncharacteristic abandon: all five letters turned green and I scored another 3/6.
Wordle answers: The past 50
I’ve been playing Wordle every day for more than three years now and have tracked all of the previous answers so I can help you improve your game. Here are the last 50 solutions starting with yesterday’s answer, or check out my past Wordle answers page for the full list.
- Wordle #1414, Saturday 3 May: PATSY
- Wordle #1413, Friday 2 May: WHOSE
- Wordle #1412, Thursday 1 May: ADEPT
- Wordle #1411, Wednesday 30 April: IDLER
- Wordle #1410, Tuesday 29 April: BLISS
- Wordle #1409, Monday 28 April: DUMMY
- Wordle #1408, Sunday 27 April: WEEDY
- Wordle #1407, Saturday 26 April: CLASH
- Wordle #1406, Friday 25 April: KNOWN
- Wordle #1405, Thursday 24 April: GENIE
- Wordle #1404, Wednesday 23 April: OZONE
- Wordle #1403, Tuesday 22 April: ARTSY
- Wordle #1402, Monday 21 April: SPATE
- Wordle #1401, Sunday 20 April: PATCH
- Wordle #1400, Saturday 19 April: INBOX
- Wordle #1399, Friday 18 April: DIRGE
- Wordle #1398, Thursday 17 April: STOOD
- Wordle #1397, Wednesday 16 April: MORAL
- Wordle #1396, Tuesday 15 April: ASHEN
- Wordle #1395, Monday 14 April: CREST
- Wordle #1394, Sunday 13 April: LAUGH
- Wordle #1393, Saturday 12 April: NURSE
- Wordle #1392, Friday 11 April: ARROW
- Wordle #1391, Thursday 10 April: TURBO
- Wordle #1390, Wednesday 9 April: WHEAT
- Wordle #1389, Tuesday 8 April: SPARE
- Wordle #1388, Monday 7 April: HAZEL
- Wordle #1387, Sunday 6 April: VILLA
- Wordle #1386, Saturday 5 April: FOAMY
- Wordle #1385, Friday 4 April: KRILL
- Wordle #1384, Thursday 3 April: SHEAR
- Wordle #1383, Wednesday 2 April: CURSE
- Wordle #1382, Tuesday 1 April: JEWEL
- Wordle #1381, Monday 31 March: BOOTY
- Wordle #1380, Sunday 30 March: QUOTA
- Wordle #1379, Saturday 29 March: SORRY
- Wordle #1378, Friday 28 March: VERSE
- Wordle #1377, Thursday 27 March: SHEET
- Wordle #1376, Wednesday 26 March: ELBOW
- Wordle #1375, Tuesday 25 March: SHELF
- Wordle #1374, Monday 24 March: ANGLE
- Wordle #1373, Sunday 23 March: DOPEY
- Wordle #1372, Saturday 22 March: AMBLE
- Wordle #1371, Friday 21 March: NUDGE
- Wordle #1370, Thursday 20 March: BASTE
- Wordle #1369, Wednesday 19 March: SPARK
- Wordle #1368, Tuesday 18 March: TIMER
- Wordle #1367, Monday 17 March: LASSO
- Wordle #1366, Sunday 16 March: STAMP
- Wordle #1365, Saturday 15 March: LADLE
- Wordle #1364, Friday 14 March: PIECE
What is Wordle?
If you’re on this page then you almost certainly know what Wordle is already, and indeed have probably been playing it for a while. And even if you’ve not been playing it, you must surely have heard of it by now, because it’s the viral word game phenomenon that took the world by storm last year and is still going strong in 2025.
We’ve got a full guide to the game in our What is Wordle page, but if you just want a refresher then here are the basics.
What is Wordle?
Wordle challenges you to guess a new five-letter word each day. You get six guesses, with each one revealing a little more information. If one of the letters in your guess is in the answer and in the right place, it turns green. If it’s in the answer but in the wrong place, it turns yellow. And if it’s not in the answer at all it turns gray. Simple, eh?
It’s played online via the Wordle website or the New York Times’ Games app (iOS / Android), and is entirely free.
Crucially, the answer is the same for everyone each day, meaning that you’re competing against the rest of the world, rather than just against yourself or the game. The puzzle then resets each day at midnight in your local time, giving you a new challenge, and the chance to extend your streak.
What are the Wordle rules?
The rules of Wordle are pretty straightforward, but with a couple of curveballs thrown in for good measure.
1. Letters that are in the answer and in the right place turn green.
2. Letters that are in the answer but in the wrong place turn yellow.
3. Letters that are not in the answer turn gray.
4. Answers are never plural.
5. Letters can appear more than once. So if your guess includes two of one letter, they may both turn yellow, both turn green, or one could be yellow and the other green.
6. Each guess must be a valid word in Wordle’s dictionary. You can’t guess ABCDE, for instance.
7. You do not have to include correct letters in subsequent guesses unless you play on Hard mode.
8. You have six guesses to solve the Wordle.
9. You must complete the daily Wordle before midnight in your timezone.
10. All answers are drawn from Wordle’s list of 2,309 solutions. However…
11. Wordle will accept a wider pool of words as guesses – some 10,000 of them. For instance, you can guess a plural such as WORDS. It definitely won’t be right (see point 4 above), but Wordle will accept it as a guess.
12. The NYT has added in some of its own words, that weren’t in that list of 2,309 solutions. More will undoubtedly come over the next few years.
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