Wordle #1618 Answer – November 23, 2025

This page covers Wordle puzzle #1618, played on Sunday, November 23, 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 #1618

Hint 1: How many vowels?

The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).

Hint 2: First letter

It starts with the letter B.

Hint 3: Last letter

It ends with the letter Y.

Hint 4: Repeated letters?

Yes, one letter appears more than once.

Hint 5: Meaning

noun — A rabbit, especially a juvenile.

Wordle #1618 Answer

The answer to Wordle #1618 on November 23, 2025 was:

BUNNY

BUNNY has been the Wordle answer only once so far.

What Does BUNNY Mean?

Bunny (noun): A rabbit, especially a juvenile.

How Hard Was Wordle #1618?

8.8/10Hard
98%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
3look-alike answers
  • Only 1 vowel, so the vowel pattern is hard to find early.
  • A repeated letter, which most players do not test until late.
  • Less common letters (Y) that starting words rarely test.
  • 3 look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots, which can turn the last guesses into a coin flip.

Look-alike answers: FUNNY, SUNNY, RUNNY.

How Popular Starting Words Did Against BUNNY

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
SLATESLATE179
CRANECRANE45
TRACETRACE186
STARESTARE186
RAISERAISE144
AUDIOAUDIO74

On this puzzle, CRANE was the most useful opener, leaving 45 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →

How to Solve Wordle #1618 Step by Step

Here is one efficient way to reach BUNNY. 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. SLATESLATE214
2. IRONYIRONY2
3. BUNNYBUNNYSolved

Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 214 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 BUNNY

PositionLetterAppears in (all answers)In this exact spot
1stB11.5%7.5%
2ndU19.4%7.5%
3rdN24%5.7%
4thN24%7.8%
5thY16.5%14.3%

On This Day in Wordle: November 23

Answers from the same date in other years:

YearPuzzleAnswer
2024#1253JELLY
2023#887QUEEN
2022#522DRIVE
2021#157PERCH

Wordle #1618 FAQ

What was the Wordle answer on November 23, 2025?

The answer to Wordle #1618 on November 23, 2025 was BUNNY.

Was Wordle #1618 hard?

We rate it 8.8 out of 10 (Hard), harder than about 98% of all Wordle puzzles.

What was the best starting word for Wordle #1618?

Of the popular openers, CRANE did best, leaving 45 possible answers after the first guess.