Wordle #1378 Answer – March 28, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1378, played on Friday, March 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 #1378
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter V.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter E.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
Wordle #1378 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1378 on March 28, 2025 was:
VERSE
VERSE has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does VERSE Mean?
Verse (noun): A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
Example: “Restoration literature is well known for its carefully constructed verse.”
How Hard Was Wordle #1378?
4.3/10Medium
29%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
3look-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 (V) that starting words rarely test.
- 3 look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots, which can turn the last guesses into a coin flip.
Look-alike answers: VERVE, VERGE, TERSE.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against VERSE
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 | 25 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 34 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 34 |
| STARE | STARE | 10 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 8 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 147 |
On this puzzle, RAISE was the most useful opener, leaving 8 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1378 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach VERSE. 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 | 27 |
| 2. ROUSE | ROUSE | 1 |
| 3. VERSE | VERSE | Solved |
Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 27 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 VERSE
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | V | 6.7% | 1.8% |
| 2nd | E | 47.1% | 10.6% |
| 3rd | R | 36.1% | 7.1% |
| 4th | S | 25.8% | 7.5% |
| 5th | E | 47.1% | 19.6% |
On This Day in Wordle: March 28
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1378 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on March 28, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1378 on March 28, 2025 was VERSE.
Was Wordle #1378 hard?
We rate it 4.3 out of 10 (Medium), harder than about 29% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1378?
Of the popular openers, RAISE did best, leaving 8 possible answers after the first guess.