Wordle #1311 Answer – January 20, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1311, played on Monday, January 20, 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 #1311
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter S.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter D.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles
Wordle #1311 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1311 on January 20, 2025 was:
SQUID
SQUID has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does SQUID Mean?
Squid (noun): Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles
How Hard Was Wordle #1311?
6.3/10Medium-Hard
79%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
1look-alike answers
- 2 vowels, which a typical starting word uncovers quickly.
- Five different letters, which suits most guessing strategies.
- Less common letters (Q) that starting words rarely test.
- A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.
Look-alike answers: SQUAD.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against SQUID
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 | 196 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 186 |
| STARE | STARE | 50 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 18 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 1 |
On this puzzle, AUDIO was the most useful opener, leaving 1 possible answer. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1311 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach SQUID. 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 | Solved |
Solved in 3 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 SQUID
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | S | 25.8% | 14.9% |
| 2nd | Q | 1.4% | 0.3% |
| 3rd | U | 19.4% | 7.1% |
| 4th | I | 27.8% | 7.5% |
| 5th | D | 16.2% | 5% |
On This Day in Wordle: January 20
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1311 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on January 20, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1311 on January 20, 2025 was SQUID.
Was Wordle #1311 hard?
We rate it 6.3 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 79% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1311?
Of the popular openers, AUDIO did best, leaving 1 possible answer after the first guess.