Wordle #1472 Answer – June 30, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1472, played on Monday, June 30, 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 #1472
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter B.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter K.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — The act of very quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.
Wordle #1472 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1472 on June 30, 2025 was:
BLINK
BLINK has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does BLINK Mean?
Blink (noun): The act of very quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.
How Hard Was Wordle #1472?
6.6/10Hard
82%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
4look-alike answers
- Only 1 vowel, so the vowel pattern is hard to find early.
- Five different letters, which suits most guessing strategies.
- Less common letters (K) that starting words rarely test.
- 4 look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots, which can turn the last guesses into a coin flip.
Look-alike answers: BRINK, BLANK, CLINK, BLIND.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against BLINK
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 | 39 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 45 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 186 |
| STARE | STARE | 186 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 40 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 221 |
On this puzzle, SLATE was the most useful opener, leaving 39 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1472 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach BLINK. 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 | 40 |
| 2. FLUNK | FLUNK | 2 |
| 3. BLINK | BLINK | Solved |
Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 40 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 BLINK
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | B | 11.5% | 7.5% |
| 2nd | L | 28% | 8.7% |
| 3rd | I | 27.8% | 10.9% |
| 4th | N | 24% | 7.8% |
| 5th | K | 8.6% | 4.5% |
On This Day in Wordle: June 30
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1472 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on June 30, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1472 on June 30, 2025 was BLINK.
Was Wordle #1472 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 #1472?
Of the popular openers, SLATE did best, leaving 39 possible answers after the first guess.