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Puzzle #1309 · January 18, 2025

Wordle Answer for January 18, 2025

This page keeps the full hint trail and answer breakdown for puzzle #1309 so you can look it up later. Work through the hints below if you want to solve it yourself first — the answer is revealed further down. For the current puzzle, head to today's Wordle answer instead.

Archived January 18, 2025 · Maintained by the WhatIsTodaysWordle editorial team

Quick Facts: Wordle #1309

Puzzle number
#1309
Date
January 18, 2025
Word length
Five letters
First letter
S
Last letter
Y
NYT tester difficulty
2.3 out of 6
WordleBot average
3.5 attempts (easy), 3.8 (hard)

The Hints, in Order

Each hint below adds one piece of information without giving away the rest — open them one at a time and stop as soon as you've got enough to make a confident guess.

  1. 1. Letter count +

    The word has five letters and works as a adjective.

  2. 2. Starting letter +

    It begins with S.

  3. 3. Vowel pattern +

    There's only one vowel in the whole word, and it's in the second position.

  4. 4. Word ending +

    It means Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance..

Still stuck after all four? That usually means it's worth re-reading the tiles from your own last guess rather than reaching for a brand new word.

The Answer

The solution is SILLY. It's a adjective that means Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.. Example: "They were laughing at a silly joke." Synonyms: charming, Also see Thesaurus:foolish. Forms: sillier, silliest, sely.

Repeated Letters

The letter 'L' is the one that appear more than once.

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