Wordle #1479 Answer – July 7, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1479, played on Monday, July 7, 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 #1479
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 T.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
Wordle #1479 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1479 on July 7, 2025 was:
STILT
STILT has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does STILT Mean?
Stilt (noun): Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
How Hard Was Wordle #1479?
5.9/10Medium-Hard
71%harder than this share of all 1,963 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.
- Only common letters, with nothing unusual to find.
- A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.
Look-alike answers: STILL, STINT.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against STILT
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 | 4 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 196 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 89 |
| STARE | STARE | 19 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 21 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 221 |
On this puzzle, SLATE was the most useful opener, leaving 4 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1479 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach STILT. 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 | 4 |
| 2. SPLIT | SPLIT | 1 |
| 3. STILT | STILT | Solved |
Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 4 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 STILT
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | S | 25.8% | 14.9% |
| 2nd | T | 29.6% | 3.7% |
| 3rd | I | 27.8% | 10.9% |
| 4th | L | 28% | 6.9% |
| 5th | T | 29.6% | 11.2% |
On This Day in Wordle: July 7
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1479 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on July 7, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1479 on July 7, 2025 was STILT.
Was Wordle #1479 hard?
We rate it 5.9 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 71% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1479?
Of the popular openers, SLATE did best, leaving 4 possible answers after the first guess.