Wordle #1297 Answer – January 6, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1297, played on Monday, January 6, 2025. If you are playing it in the NYT Wordle archive, start with the hints. The answer comes after them, along with what the word means, how hard it was, and how the most popular starting words would have done.
Hints for Wordle #1297
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter S.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter G.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.
Wordle #1297 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1297 on January 6, 2025 was:
SPRIG
SPRIG has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does SPRIG Mean?
Sprig (noun): A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.
Example: “a sprig of laurel or of parsley”
How Hard Was Wordle #1297?
5.8/10Medium-Hard
66%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
0look-alike answers
- Only 1 vowel, so the vowel pattern is hard to find early.
- Five different letters, which suits most guessing strategies.
- Only common letters, with nothing unusual to find.
- No other answers share four of its five letter spots, so it falls fast once the letters are found.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against SPRIG
Here is the color feedback each well-known opener would have given on this puzzle, and how many past Wordle answers would still fit after that one guess. Fewer is better.
| Opener | Feedback | Answers left |
|---|---|---|
| SLATE | SLATE | 43 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 76 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 51 |
| STARE | STARE | 8 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 4 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 28 |
On this puzzle, RAISE was the most useful opener, leaving 4 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1297 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach SPRIG. We open with SLATE, then each next guess is the word, from those still possible, that leaves the fewest options on average. Every guess fits all the clues so far, so this path is also legal in Hard Mode.
| Guess | Feedback | Words still possible |
|---|---|---|
| 1. SLATE | SLATE | 55 |
| 2. SCION | SCION | 4 |
| 3. SQUID | SQUID | 1 |
| 4. SPRIG | SPRIG | Solved |
Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 55 everyday words still fit. Try your own guesses in our Wordle solver to see which words were left at each step.
Letter-by-Letter Breakdown of SPRIG
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | S | 25.8% | 14.8% |
| 2nd | P | 14.6% | 2.5% |
| 3rd | R | 36.2% | 7.1% |
| 4th | I | 27.8% | 7.5% |
| 5th | G | 13% | 1.7% |
On This Day in Wordle: January 6
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1297 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on January 6, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1297 on January 6, 2025 was SPRIG.
Was Wordle #1297 hard?
We rate it 5.8 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 66% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1297?
Of the popular openers, RAISE did best, leaving 4 possible answers after the first guess.