Wordle #1470 Answer – June 28, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1470, played on Saturday, June 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 #1470
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter S.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter P.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb.
Wordle #1470 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1470 on June 28, 2025 was:
STUMP
STUMP has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does STUMP Mean?
Stump (noun): The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb.
How Hard Was Wordle #1470?
6.6/10Hard
82%harder than this share of all 1,961 Wordles
3look-alike answers
- Only 1 vowel, so the vowel pattern is hard to find early.
- Five different letters, which suits most guessing strategies.
- Only common letters, with nothing unusual to find.
- 3 look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots, which can turn the last guesses into a coin flip.
Look-alike answers: SLUMP, STOMP, STAMP.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against STUMP
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 | 33 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 196 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 89 |
| STARE | STARE | 19 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 56 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 88 |
On this puzzle, STARE was the most useful opener, leaving 19 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1470 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach STUMP. 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 | 38 |
| 2. SNORT | SNORT | 6 |
| 3. STICK | STICK | 3 |
| 4. STUDY | STUDY | 2 |
| 5. STUFF | STUFF | 1 |
| 6. STUMP | STUMP | Solved |
Solved in 6 guesses. After SLATE, 38 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 STUMP
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | S | 25.8% | 14.9% |
| 2nd | T | 29.6% | 3.7% |
| 3rd | U | 19.5% | 7.1% |
| 4th | M | 13% | 2.9% |
| 5th | P | 14.6% | 2.5% |
On This Day in Wordle: June 28
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1470 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on June 28, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1470 on June 28, 2025 was STUMP.
Was Wordle #1470 hard?
We rate it 6.6 out of 10 (Hard), harder than about 82% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1470?
Of the popular openers, STARE did best, leaving 19 possible answers after the first guess.