Wordle #1415 Answer – May 4, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1415, played on Sunday, May 4, 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 #1415
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter T.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter T.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.
Wordle #1415 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1415 on May 4, 2025 was:
TROUT
TROUT has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does TROUT Mean?
Trout (noun): Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.
Example: “Many anglers consider trout to be the archetypical quarry.”
How Hard Was Wordle #1415?
5.1/10Medium-Hard
52%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
1look-alike answers
- 2 vowels, which a typical starting word uncovers quickly.
- A repeated letter, which most players do not test until late.
- Only common letters, with nothing unusual to find.
- A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.
Look-alike answers: GROUT.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against TROUT
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 | 68 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 49 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 10 |
| STARE | STARE | 37 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 82 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 46 |
On this puzzle, TRACE was the most useful opener, leaving 10 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1415 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach TROUT. 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 | 88 |
| 2. COURT | COURT | 2 |
| 3. GROUT | GROUT | 1 |
| 4. TROUT | TROUT | Solved |
Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 88 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 TROUT
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | T | 29.6% | 6.6% |
| 2nd | R | 36.1% | 11.6% |
| 3rd | O | 30% | 11.2% |
| 4th | U | 19.4% | 3.4% |
| 5th | T | 29.6% | 11.2% |
On This Day in Wordle: May 4
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1415 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on May 4, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1415 on May 4, 2025 was TROUT.
Was Wordle #1415 hard?
We rate it 5.1 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 52% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1415?
Of the popular openers, TRACE did best, leaving 10 possible answers after the first guess.