Wordle #1615 Answer – November 20, 2025

This page covers Wordle puzzle #1615, played on Thursday, November 20, 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 #1615

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 E.

Hint 4: Repeated letters?

No, all five letters are different.

Hint 5: Meaning

noun — An excavation in the earth as a place of burial

Wordle #1615 Answer

The answer to Wordle #1615 on November 20, 2025 was:

GRAVE

GRAVE has been the Wordle answer only once so far.

What Does GRAVE Mean?

Grave (noun): An excavation in the earth as a place of burial

How Hard Was Wordle #1615?

4.1/10Medium
25%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
8look-alike answers
  • 2 vowels, which a typical starting word uncovers quickly.
  • Five different letters, which suits most guessing strategies.
  • Less common letters (V) that starting words rarely test.
  • 8 look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots, which can turn the last guesses into a coin flip.

Look-alike answers: GRADE, GRATE, GROVE, BRAVE, CRAVE, GRACE, GRAVY, GRAPE.

How Popular Starting Words Did Against GRAVE

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.

OpenerFeedbackAnswers left
SLATESLATE27
CRANECRANE12
TRACETRACE9
STARESTARE13
RAISERAISE25
AUDIOAUDIO355

On this puzzle, TRACE was the most useful opener, leaving 9 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →

How to Solve Wordle #1615 Step by Step

Here is one efficient way to reach GRAVE. 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.

GuessFeedbackWords still possible
1. SLATESLATE28
2. CRAVECRAVE2
3. BRAVEBRAVE1
4. GRAVEGRAVESolved

Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 28 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 GRAVE

PositionLetterAppears in (all answers)In this exact spot
1stG13%5.3%
2ndR36.1%11.6%
3rdA39.6%14.1%
4thV6.7%2.1%
5thE47.1%19.6%

On This Day in Wordle: November 20

Answers from the same date in other years:

YearPuzzleAnswer
2024#1250NICHE
2023#884CANDY
2022#519BRAVE
2021#154SURER

Wordle #1615 FAQ

What was the Wordle answer on November 20, 2025?

The answer to Wordle #1615 on November 20, 2025 was GRAVE.

Was Wordle #1615 hard?

We rate it 4.1 out of 10 (Medium), harder than about 25% of all Wordle puzzles.

What was the best starting word for Wordle #1615?

Of the popular openers, TRACE did best, leaving 9 possible answers after the first guess.