Wordle #1405 answer: GENIE
Played on 04-24-2025 · difficulty 4/5
What was the Wordle answer for #1405?
The answer to Wordle #1405, played on 04-24-2025, was GENIE.
How the solver gets there
Starting from all 2,380 possible answers, this is the run an optimal solver makes against GENIE. Every guess is the one that splits the remaining field most evenly — the last column is how many answers were still standing after it.
| Turn | Guess | Feedback | Answers left |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SALET | SALET | 173 |
| 2 | DRONE | DRONE | 12 |
| 3 | FINCH | FINCH | 1 |
| 4 | GENIE | GENIE | — |
How hard was it?
Optimal play solves it in 4 guesses.
After the opening guess SALET, 173 of the 2,380 possible answers were still standing — an unusually wide field, which is what makes this one feel brutal.
Hints, if you would rather work it out
There are three vowels. One vowel appears twice; the set is E and I. It begins with G. One letter appears twice - watch out for the E.