Wordle #665 Answer – April 15, 2023

This page covers Wordle puzzle #665, played on Saturday, April 15, 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 #665

Hint 1: How many vowels?

The answer has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U).

Hint 2: First letter

It starts with the letter A.

Hint 3: Last letter

It ends with the letter Y.

Hint 4: Repeated letters?

No, all five letters are different.

Hint 5: Meaning

noun — Extreme pain.

Wordle #665 Answer

The answer to Wordle #665 on April 15, 2023 was:

AGONY

AGONY has been the Wordle answer only once so far.

What Does AGONY Mean?

Agony (noun): Extreme pain.

How Hard Was Wordle #665?

5.2/10Medium-Hard
55%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
0look-alike answers
  • 2 vowels, which a typical starting word uncovers quickly.
  • Five different letters, which suits most guessing strategies.
  • Less common letters (Y) 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 AGONY

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
CRANECRANE15
TRACETRACE103
STARESTARE105
RAISERAISE80
AUDIOAUDIO27

On this puzzle, CRANE was the most useful opener, leaving 15 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →

How to Solve Wordle #665 Step by Step

Here is one efficient way to reach AGONY. 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. MANORMANOR1
3. AGONYAGONYSolved

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 AGONY

PositionLetterAppears in (all answers)In this exact spot
1stA39.6%6.3%
2ndG13%0.6%
3rdO30%11.2%
4thN24%7.8%
5thY16.5%14.3%

On This Day in Wordle: April 15

Answers from the same date in other years:

YearPuzzleAnswer
2026#1761BEGUN
2025#1396ASHEN
2024#1031EQUIP
2022#300SHAME

Wordle #665 FAQ

What was the Wordle answer on April 15, 2023?

The answer to Wordle #665 on April 15, 2023 was AGONY.

Was Wordle #665 hard?

We rate it 5.2 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 55% of all Wordle puzzles.

What was the best starting word for Wordle #665?

Of the popular openers, CRANE did best, leaving 15 possible answers after the first guess.