Wordle #1408 Answer – April 27, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1408, played on Sunday, April 27, 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 #1408
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter W.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter Y.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
adjective — Abounding with weeds.
Wordle #1408 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1408 on April 27, 2025 was:
WEEDY
WEEDY has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does WEEDY Mean?
Weedy (adjective): Abounding with weeds.
Example: “a weedy garden”
How Hard Was Wordle #1408?
5.8/10Medium-Hard
66%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
2look-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 (W, Y) that starting words rarely test.
- A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.
Look-alike answers: SEEDY, NEEDY.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against WEEDY
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 | 138 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 112 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 105 |
| STARE | STARE | 102 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 105 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 27 |
On this puzzle, AUDIO was the most useful opener, leaving 27 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1408 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach WEEDY. 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 | 157 |
| 2. DECOR | DECOR | 2 |
| 3. NEEDY | NEEDY | 1 |
| 4. WEEDY | WEEDY | Solved |
Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 157 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 WEEDY
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | W | 8.3% | 3.5% |
| 2nd | E | 47.1% | 10.6% |
| 3rd | E | 47.1% | 7.6% |
| 4th | D | 16.2% | 3.2% |
| 5th | Y | 16.5% | 14.3% |
On This Day in Wordle: April 27
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Wordle #1408 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on April 27, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1408 on April 27, 2025 was WEEDY.
Was Wordle #1408 hard?
We rate it 5.8 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 66% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1408?
Of the popular openers, AUDIO did best, leaving 27 possible answers after the first guess.