Wordle #1403 Answer – April 22, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1403, played on Tuesday, April 22, 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 #1403
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter A.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter Y.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
adjective — (sometimes derogatory) Inclined towards the arts; arty.
Wordle #1403 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1403 on April 22, 2025 was:
ARTSY
ARTSY has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does ARTSY Mean?
Artsy (adjective): (sometimes derogatory) Inclined towards the arts; arty.
How Hard Was Wordle #1403?
4.9/10Medium
47%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
0look-alike answers
- Only 1 vowel, so the vowel pattern is hard to find early.
- Five different letters, which suits most guessing strategies.
- Less common letters (Y) that starting words rarely test.
- No other answers share four of its five letter spots, so it falls fast once the letters are found.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against ARTSY
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 | 5 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 9 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 1 |
| STARE | STARE | 1 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 8 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 44 |
On this puzzle, TRACE was the most useful opener, leaving 1 possible answer. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1403 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach ARTSY. 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 | 6 |
| 2. ANGST | ANGST | 1 |
| 3. ARTSY | ARTSY | Solved |
Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 6 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 ARTSY
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A | 39.6% | 6.3% |
| 2nd | R | 36.1% | 11.6% |
| 3rd | T | 29.6% | 4.8% |
| 4th | S | 25.8% | 7.5% |
| 5th | Y | 16.5% | 14.3% |
On This Day in Wordle: April 22
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1403 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on April 22, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1403 on April 22, 2025 was ARTSY.
Was Wordle #1403 hard?
We rate it 4.9 out of 10 (Medium), harder than about 47% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1403?
Of the popular openers, TRACE did best, leaving 1 possible answer after the first guess.