Wordle #1318 Answer – January 27, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1318, played on Monday, January 27, 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 #1318
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 T.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — An act of moving (suddenly), as due to a push or shove.
Wordle #1318 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1318 on January 27, 2025 was:
SHUNT
SHUNT has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does SHUNT Mean?
Shunt (noun): An act of moving (suddenly), as due to a push or shove.
How Hard Was Wordle #1318?
6.0/10Medium-Hard
71%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
1look-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.
- A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.
Look-alike answers: STUNT.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against SHUNT
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 | 33 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 45 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 89 |
| STARE | STARE | 12 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 56 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 88 |
On this puzzle, STARE was the most useful opener, leaving 12 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1318 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach SHUNT. 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 | 38 |
| 2. SNORT | SNORT | 3 |
| 3. SHUNT | SHUNT | Solved |
Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 38 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 SHUNT
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | S | 25.8% | 14.8% |
| 2nd | H | 16.9% | 6.6% |
| 3rd | U | 19.5% | 7.1% |
| 4th | N | 24% | 7.8% |
| 5th | T | 29.6% | 11.2% |
On This Day in Wordle: January 27
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1318 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on January 27, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1318 on January 27, 2025 was SHUNT.
Was Wordle #1318 hard?
We rate it 6.0 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 71% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1318?
Of the popular openers, STARE did best, leaving 12 possible answers after the first guess.