Wordle #1401 Answer – April 20, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1401, played on Sunday, April 20, 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 #1401
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter P.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter H.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
Wordle #1401 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1401 on April 20, 2025 was:
PATCH
PATCH has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does PATCH Mean?
Patch (noun): A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
Example: “His sleeves had patches on the elbows where different fabric had been sewn on to replace material that had worn away.”
How Hard Was Wordle #1401?
6.2/10Medium-Hard
75%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
7look-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.
- 7 look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots, which can turn the last guesses into a coin flip.
Look-alike answers: HATCH, WATCH, CATCH, MATCH, PITCH, BATCH, LATCH.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against PATCH
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 | 45 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 26 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 7 |
| STARE | STARE | 59 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 75 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 355 |
On this puzzle, TRACE was the most useful opener, leaving 7 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1401 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach PATCH. 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 | 49 |
| 2. TACIT | TACIT | 6 |
| 3. BATCH | BATCH | 5 |
| 4. CATCH | CATCH | 4 |
| 5. HATCH | HATCH | 3 |
| 6. MATCH | MATCH | 2 |
Letter-by-Letter Breakdown of PATCH
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | P | 14.6% | 6.1% |
| 2nd | A | 39.6% | 12.4% |
| 3rd | T | 29.6% | 4.8% |
| 4th | C | 19.1% | 6.3% |
| 5th | H | 16.9% | 6% |
On This Day in Wordle: April 20
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Wordle #1401 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on April 20, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1401 on April 20, 2025 was PATCH.
Was Wordle #1401 hard?
We rate it 6.2 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 75% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1401?
Of the popular openers, TRACE did best, leaving 7 possible answers after the first guess.