Wordle #651 Answer – April 1, 2023

This page covers Wordle puzzle #651, played on Saturday, April 1, 2023. 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 #651

Hint 1: How many vowels?

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

Hint 2: First letter

It starts with the letter M.

Hint 3: Last letter

It ends with the letter H.

Hint 4: Repeated letters?

No, all five letters are different.

Hint 5: Meaning

noun — A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, bands and in ceremonies.

Wordle #651 Answer

The answer to Wordle #651 on April 1, 2023 was:

MARCH

MARCH has been the Wordle answer only once so far.

What Does MARCH Mean?

March (noun): A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, bands and in ceremonies.

How Hard Was Wordle #651?

6.0/10Medium-Hard
71%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
2look-alike answers
  • Only 1 vowel, so the vowel pattern is hard to find early.
  • 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: MARSH, MATCH.

How Popular Starting Words Did Against MARCH

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
SLATESLATE106
CRANECRANE5
TRACETRACE3
STARESTARE49
RAISERAISE20
AUDIOAUDIO355

On this puzzle, TRACE was the most useful opener, leaving 3 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →

How to Solve Wordle #651 Step by Step

Here is one efficient way to reach MARCH. 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. SLATESLATE131
2. MANORMANOR2
3. MARCHMARCHSolved

Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 131 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 MARCH

PositionLetterAppears in (all answers)In this exact spot
1stM13%4.9%
2ndA39.6%12.4%
3rdR36.2%7.1%
4thC19.1%6.3%
5thH16.9%6%

On This Day in Wordle: April 1

Answers from the same date in other years:

YearPuzzleAnswer
2026#1747FIZZY
2025#1382JEWEL
2024#1017FROND
2022#286SNOUT

Wordle #651 FAQ

What was the Wordle answer on April 1, 2023?

The answer to Wordle #651 on April 1, 2023 was MARCH.

Was Wordle #651 hard?

We rate it 6.0 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 71% of all Wordle puzzles.

What was the best starting word for Wordle #651?

Of the popular openers, TRACE did best, leaving 3 possible answers after the first guess.