Wordle #1574 Answer – October 10, 2025
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1574, played on Friday, October 10, 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 #1574
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter L.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter R.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — (except in generalized senses below) A crowbar.
Wordle #1574 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1574 on October 10, 2025 was:
LEVER
LEVER has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does LEVER Mean?
Lever (noun): (except in generalized senses below) A crowbar.
How Hard Was Wordle #1574?
4.3/10Medium
29%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
6look-alike answers
- 2 vowels, which a typical starting word uncovers quickly.
- A repeated letter, which most players do not test until late.
- Less common letters (V) that starting words rarely test.
- 6 look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots, which can turn the last guesses into a coin flip.
Look-alike answers: SEVER, LIVER, LOVER, NEVER, FEVER, LEVEL.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against LEVER
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 | 58 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 105 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 95 |
| STARE | STARE | 97 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 89 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 147 |
On this puzzle, SLATE was the most useful opener, leaving 58 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1574 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach LEVER. 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 | 61 |
| 2. LEVEL | LEVEL | 1 |
| 3. LEVER | LEVER | Solved |
Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 61 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 LEVER
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | L | 28% | 4.1% |
| 2nd | E | 47.1% | 10.6% |
| 3rd | V | 6.7% | 2.4% |
| 4th | E | 47.1% | 13.2% |
| 5th | R | 36.1% | 8.5% |
On This Day in Wordle: October 10
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1574 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on October 10, 2025?
The answer to Wordle #1574 on October 10, 2025 was LEVER.
Was Wordle #1574 hard?
We rate it 4.3 out of 10 (Medium), harder than about 29% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1574?
Of the popular openers, SLATE did best, leaving 58 possible answers after the first guess.