Wordle #315 Answer – April 30, 2022
This page covers Wordle puzzle #315, played on Saturday, April 30, 2022. 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 #315
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 A.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.
Wordle #315 Answer
The answer to Wordle #315 on April 30, 2022 was:
LARVA
LARVA has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does LARVA Mean?
Larva (noun): An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.
How Hard Was Wordle #315?
5.6/10Medium-Hard
63%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
0look-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.
- No other answers share four of its five letter spots, so it falls fast once the letters are found.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against LARVA
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 | 46 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 48 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 45 |
| STARE | STARE | 49 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 20 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 355 |
On this puzzle, RAISE was the most useful opener, leaving 20 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #315 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach LARVA. 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 | 52 |
| 2. RALLY | RALLY | 3 |
| 3. CAROL | CAROL | 1 |
| 4. LARVA | LARVA | Solved |
Solved in 4 guesses. After SLATE, 52 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 LARVA
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | L | 28% | 4.1% |
| 2nd | A | 39.6% | 12.4% |
| 3rd | R | 36.2% | 7.1% |
| 4th | V | 6.7% | 2.1% |
| 5th | A | 39.6% | 2.8% |
On This Day in Wordle: April 30
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Wordle #315 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on April 30, 2022?
The answer to Wordle #315 on April 30, 2022 was LARVA.
Was Wordle #315 hard?
We rate it 5.6 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 63% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #315?
Of the popular openers, RAISE did best, leaving 20 possible answers after the first guess.