Wordle #1319 Answer – January 28, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1319, played on Tuesday, January 28, 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 #1319
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter F.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter R.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.
Wordle #1319 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1319 on January 28, 2025 was:
FEVER
FEVER has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does FEVER Mean?
Fever (noun): A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.
Example: “"I have a fever. I think I've the flu."”
How Hard Was Wordle #1319?
5.1/10Medium-Hard
52%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
4look-alike answers
- 2 vowels, which a typical starting word uncovers quickly.
- A repeated letter, which most players do not test until late.
- Less common letters (F, V) that starting words rarely test.
- 4 look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots, which can turn the last guesses into a coin flip.
Look-alike answers: FEWER, SEVER, NEVER, LEVER.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against FEVER
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 | 138 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 105 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 95 |
| STARE | STARE | 97 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 89 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 147 |
On this puzzle, RAISE was the most useful opener, leaving 89 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1319 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach FEVER. 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 | 157 |
| 2. DECOR | DECOR | 6 |
| 3. FEVER | FEVER | Solved |
Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 157 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 FEVER
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | F | 8.8% | 5.3% |
| 2nd | E | 47.1% | 10.6% |
| 3rd | V | 6.7% | 2.4% |
| 4th | E | 47.1% | 13.2% |
| 5th | R | 36.2% | 8.5% |
On This Day in Wordle: January 28
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1319 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on January 28, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1319 on January 28, 2025 was FEVER.
Was Wordle #1319 hard?
We rate it 5.1 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 52% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1319?
Of the popular openers, RAISE did best, leaving 89 possible answers after the first guess.