Wordle #1395 Answer – April 14, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1395, played on Monday, April 14, 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 #1395
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter C.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter T.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
Wordle #1395 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1395 on April 14, 2025 was:
CREST
CREST has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does CREST Mean?
Crest (noun): The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
How Hard Was Wordle #1395?
3.8/10Medium
18%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
4look-alike answers
- Only 1 vowel, so the vowel pattern is hard to find early.
- Five different letters, which suits most guessing strategies.
- Only common letters, with nothing unusual to find.
- 4 look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots, which can turn the last guesses into a coin flip.
Look-alike answers: CRUST, CHEST, CREPT, WREST.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against CREST
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 | 12 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 5 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 2 |
| STARE | STARE | 3 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 5 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 147 |
On this puzzle, TRACE was the most useful opener, leaving 2 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1395 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach CREST. 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 | 14 |
| 2. CREST | CREST | Solved |
Solved in 2 guesses. After SLATE, 14 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 CREST
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C | 19.1% | 8.6% |
| 2nd | R | 36.2% | 11.6% |
| 3rd | E | 47.1% | 7.6% |
| 4th | S | 25.8% | 7.5% |
| 5th | T | 29.6% | 11.2% |
On This Day in Wordle: April 14
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1395 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on April 14, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1395 on April 14, 2025 was CREST.
Was Wordle #1395 hard?
We rate it 3.8 out of 10 (Medium), harder than about 18% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1395?
Of the popular openers, TRACE did best, leaving 2 possible answers after the first guess.