Wordle #1509 Answer – August 6, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1509, played on Wednesday, August 6, 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 #1509
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter G.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter N.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
Wordle #1509 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1509 on August 6, 2025 was:
GROAN
GROAN has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does GROAN Mean?
Groan (noun): A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
How Hard Was Wordle #1509?
3.9/10Medium
19%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
2look-alike answers
- 2 vowels, which a typical starting word uncovers quickly.
- Five different letters, which suits most guessing strategies.
- Only common letters, with nothing unusual to find.
- A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.
Look-alike answers: GROIN, GROWN.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against GROAN
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 | 106 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 3 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 9 |
| STARE | STARE | 49 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 65 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 61 |
On this puzzle, CRANE was the most useful opener, leaving 3 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1509 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach GROAN. 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 | 131 |
| 2. MANOR | MANOR | 5 |
| 3. ACORN | ACORN | 1 |
| 4. GROAN | GROAN | Solved |
Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 131 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 GROAN
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | G | 13% | 5.3% |
| 2nd | R | 36.2% | 11.6% |
| 3rd | O | 30% | 11.2% |
| 4th | A | 39.6% | 7% |
| 5th | N | 24% | 5.7% |
On This Day in Wordle: August 6
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1509 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on August 6, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1509 on August 6, 2025 was GROAN.
Was Wordle #1509 hard?
We rate it 3.9 out of 10 (Medium), harder than about 19% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1509?
Of the popular openers, CRANE did best, leaving 3 possible answers after the first guess.