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Puzzle #1311 · January 20, 2025

Wordle Answer for January 20, 2025

This page keeps the full hint trail and answer breakdown for puzzle #1311 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 20, 2025 · Maintained by the WhatIsTodaysWordle editorial team

Quick Facts: Wordle #1311

Puzzle number
#1311
Date
January 20, 2025
Word length
Five letters
First letter
S
Last letter
D
NYT tester difficulty
2.7 out of 6
WordleBot average
3.6 attempts (easy), 3.9 (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 noun.

  2. 2. Starting letter +

    It begins with S.

  3. 3. Vowel pattern +

    There are two vowels, in the third and fourth positions.

  4. 4. Word ending +

    It means Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles.

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 SQUID. It's a noun that means Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles. Forms: squids, squid.

Repeated Letters

There are no repeated letters.

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