Wordle #1379 Answer – March 29, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1379, played on Saturday, March 29, 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 #1379
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 Y.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — The act of saying …; an apology.
Wordle #1379 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1379 on March 29, 2025 was:
SORRY
SORRY has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does SORRY Mean?
Sorry (noun): The act of saying sorry; an apology.
How Hard Was Wordle #1379?
6.4/10Medium-Hard
79%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
2look-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.
- A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.
Look-alike answers: WORRY, LORRY.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against SORRY
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 | 76 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 51 |
| STARE | STARE | 8 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 22 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 249 |
On this puzzle, STARE was the most useful opener, leaving 8 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1379 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach SORRY. 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 | 6 |
| 3. SWORD | SWORD | 1 |
| 4. SORRY | SORRY | Solved |
Solved in 4 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 SORRY
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | S | 25.8% | 14.8% |
| 2nd | O | 30% | 12.6% |
| 3rd | R | 36.2% | 7.1% |
| 4th | R | 36.2% | 6.6% |
| 5th | Y | 16.5% | 14.3% |
On This Day in Wordle: March 29
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Wordle #1379 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on March 29, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1379 on March 29, 2025 was SORRY.
Was Wordle #1379 hard?
We rate it 6.4 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 79% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1379?
Of the popular openers, STARE did best, leaving 8 possible answers after the first guess.