Wordle #1347 Answer – February 25, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1347, played on Tuesday, February 25, 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 #1347
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter D.
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 — One who, or that which, dries; a desiccative.
Wordle #1347 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1347 on February 25, 2025 was:
DRYER
DRYER has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does DRYER Mean?
Dryer (noun): One who, or that which, dries; a desiccative.
Example: “The sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth.”
How Hard Was Wordle #1347?
5.9/10Medium-Hard
71%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
0look-alike answers
- Only 1 vowel, so the vowel pattern is hard to find early.
- A repeated letter, which most players do not test until late.
- Less common letters (Y) that starting words rarely test.
- 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 DRYER
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 | 15 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 14 |
| STARE | STARE | 97 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 89 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 27 |
On this puzzle, TRACE was the most useful opener, leaving 14 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1347 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach DRYER. 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 | 4 |
| 3. DINER | DINER | 1 |
| 4. DRYER | DRYER | Solved |
Solved in 4 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 DRYER
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D | 16.2% | 4.7% |
| 2nd | R | 36.1% | 11.6% |
| 3rd | Y | 16.5% | 1.2% |
| 4th | E | 47.1% | 13.2% |
| 5th | R | 36.1% | 8.5% |
On This Day in Wordle: February 25
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Wordle #1347 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on February 25, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1347 on February 25, 2025 was DRYER.
Was Wordle #1347 hard?
We rate it 5.9 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 71% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1347?
Of the popular openers, TRACE did best, leaving 14 possible answers after the first guess.