Wordle #1450 Answer – June 8, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1450, played on Sunday, June 8, 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 #1450
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 3 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter L.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter E.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
verb — (chiefly dialectal) To gather.
Wordle #1450 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1450 on June 8, 2025 was:
LEASE
LEASE has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does LEASE Mean?
Lease (verb): (chiefly dialectal) To gather.
How Hard Was Wordle #1450?
3.2/10Easy
6%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
5look-alike answers
- 3 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.
- 5 look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots, which can turn the last guesses into a coin flip.
Look-alike answers: TEASE, LEAVE, LEASH, CEASE, LEAST.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against LEASE
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 | 1 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 42 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 33 |
| STARE | STARE | 6 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 7 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 355 |
On this puzzle, SLATE was the most useful opener, leaving 1 possible answer. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1450 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach LEASE. 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 | 1 |
| 2. LEASE | LEASE | Solved |
Solved in 2 guesses. After SLATE, 1 everyday word still fit. Try your own guesses in our Wordle solver to see which words were left at each step.
Letter-by-Letter Breakdown of LEASE
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | L | 28% | 4.1% |
| 2nd | E | 47.1% | 10.6% |
| 3rd | A | 39.6% | 14.1% |
| 4th | S | 25.8% | 7.5% |
| 5th | E | 47.1% | 19.6% |
On This Day in Wordle: June 8
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1450 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on June 8, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1450 on June 8, 2025 was LEASE.
Was Wordle #1450 hard?
We rate it 3.2 out of 10 (Easy), harder than about 6% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1450?
Of the popular openers, SLATE did best, leaving 1 possible answer after the first guess.