Wordle #1381 Answer – March 31, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1381, played on Monday, March 31, 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 #1381
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter B.
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 — A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once.
Wordle #1381 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1381 on March 31, 2025 was:
BOOTY
BOOTY has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does BOOTY Mean?
Booty (noun): A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once.
How Hard Was Wordle #1381?
6.9/10Hard
86%harder than this share of all 1,962 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 (Y) 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: BOOBY, BOOZY, BOOTH.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against BOOTY
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 | 31 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 196 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 89 |
| STARE | STARE | 75 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 144 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 249 |
On this puzzle, SLATE was the most useful opener, leaving 31 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1381 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach BOOTY. 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 | 39 |
| 2. NORTH | NORTH | 5 |
| 3. BOOTY | BOOTY | Solved |
Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 39 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 BOOTY
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | B | 11.5% | 7.5% |
| 2nd | O | 30% | 12.6% |
| 3rd | O | 30% | 11.2% |
| 4th | T | 29.6% | 5.9% |
| 5th | Y | 16.5% | 14.3% |
On This Day in Wordle: March 31
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1381 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on March 31, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1381 on March 31, 2025 was BOOTY.
Was Wordle #1381 hard?
We rate it 6.9 out of 10 (Hard), harder than about 86% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1381?
Of the popular openers, SLATE did best, leaving 31 possible answers after the first guess.