Wordle #1406 Answer – April 25, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1406, played on Friday, April 25, 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 #1406
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter K.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter N.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
verb — To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that.
Wordle #1406 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1406 on April 25, 2025 was:
KNOWN
KNOWN has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does KNOWN Mean?
Known (verb): To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that.
Example: “He knew something terrible was going to happen.”
How Hard Was Wordle #1406?
8.1/10Hard
96%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
0look-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 (K, W) 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 KNOWN
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 | 179 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 47 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 186 |
| STARE | STARE | 186 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 144 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 249 |
On this puzzle, CRANE was the most useful opener, leaving 47 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1406 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach KNOWN. 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 | 214 |
| 2. IRONY | IRONY | 2 |
| 3. KNOCK | KNOCK | 1 |
| 4. KNOWN | KNOWN | Solved |
Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 214 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 KNOWN
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | K | 8.6% | 1% |
| 2nd | N | 24% | 4.2% |
| 3rd | O | 30% | 11.2% |
| 4th | W | 8.3% | 1.1% |
| 5th | N | 24% | 5.7% |
On This Day in Wordle: April 25
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Wordle #1406 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on April 25, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1406 on April 25, 2025 was KNOWN.
Was Wordle #1406 hard?
We rate it 8.1 out of 10 (Hard), harder than about 96% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1406?
Of the popular openers, CRANE did best, leaving 47 possible answers after the first guess.