Wordle #1480 Answer – July 8, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1480, played on Tuesday, July 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 #1480
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter D.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter D.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
Wordle #1480 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1480 on July 8, 2025 was:
DREAD
DREAD has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does DREAD Mean?
Dread (noun): Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
Example: “my visit to the doctor is filling me with dread”
How Hard Was Wordle #1480?
4.7/10Medium
42%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
2look-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: DREAM, BREAD.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against DREAD
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 | 49 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 8 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 6 |
| STARE | STARE | 36 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 30 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 49 |
On this puzzle, TRACE was the most useful opener, leaving 6 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1480 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach DREAD. 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 | 54 |
| 2. AMBER | AMBER | 7 |
| 3. CREAK | CREAK | 1 |
| 4. DREAD | DREAD | Solved |
Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 54 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 DREAD
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D | 16.2% | 4.7% |
| 2nd | R | 36.1% | 11.6% |
| 3rd | E | 47.1% | 7.6% |
| 4th | A | 39.6% | 7% |
| 5th | D | 16.2% | 5% |
On This Day in Wordle: July 8
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1480 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on July 8, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1480 on July 8, 2025 was DREAD.
Was Wordle #1480 hard?
We rate it 4.7 out of 10 (Medium), harder than about 42% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1480?
Of the popular openers, TRACE did best, leaving 6 possible answers after the first guess.