Wordle #1514 Answer – August 11, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1514, played on Monday, August 11, 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 #1514
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter S.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter H.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
No, all five letters are different.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — One of the four major compass points, specifically 180°, directed toward the … Pole, and conventionally downwards on a map, abbreviated as S.
Wordle #1514 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1514 on August 11, 2025 was:
SOUTH
SOUTH has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does SOUTH Mean?
South (noun): One of the four major compass points, specifically 180°, directed toward the South Pole, and conventionally downwards on a map, abbreviated as S.
How Hard Was Wordle #1514?
5.0/10Medium-Hard
50%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: YOUTH, MOUTH.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against SOUTH
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 | 3 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 196 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 89 |
| STARE | STARE | 12 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 56 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 46 |
On this puzzle, SLATE was the most useful opener, leaving 3 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1514 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach SOUTH. 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. SIXTH | SIXTH | 1 |
| 3. SOUTH | SOUTH | 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 SOUTH
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | S | 25.8% | 14.8% |
| 2nd | O | 30% | 12.6% |
| 3rd | U | 19.5% | 7.1% |
| 4th | T | 29.6% | 5.9% |
| 5th | H | 16.9% | 6% |
On This Day in Wordle: August 11
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1514 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on August 11, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1514 on August 11, 2025 was SOUTH.
Was Wordle #1514 hard?
We rate it 5.0 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 50% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1514?
Of the popular openers, SLATE did best, leaving 3 possible answers after the first guess.