Wordle #1409 Answer – April 28, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1409, played on Monday, April 28, 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 #1409
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter D.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter Y.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — A silent person; a person who does not talk.
Wordle #1409 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1409 on April 28, 2025 was:
DUMMY
DUMMY has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does DUMMY Mean?
Dummy (noun): A silent person; a person who does not talk.
How Hard Was Wordle #1409?
9.7/10Hard
99%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
2look-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 (Y) that starting words rarely test.
- A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.
Look-alike answers: MUMMY, GUMMY.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against DUMMY
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 | 196 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 186 |
| STARE | STARE | 186 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 144 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 8 |
On this puzzle, AUDIO was the most useful opener, leaving 8 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1409 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach DUMMY. 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 | 17 |
| 3. BUMPY | BUMPY | 4 |
| 4. DUMMY | DUMMY | 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 DUMMY
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D | 16.2% | 4.7% |
| 2nd | U | 19.5% | 7.6% |
| 3rd | M | 13% | 2.5% |
| 4th | M | 13% | 2.9% |
| 5th | Y | 16.5% | 14.3% |
On This Day in Wordle: April 28
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1409 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on April 28, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1409 on April 28, 2025 was DUMMY.
Was Wordle #1409 hard?
We rate it 9.7 out of 10 (Hard), harder than about 99% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1409?
Of the popular openers, AUDIO did best, leaving 8 possible answers after the first guess.