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Puzzle #1493 · July 21, 2025

Wordle Answer for July 21, 2025

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Archived July 21, 2025 · Maintained by the WhatIsTodaysWordle editorial team

Quick Facts: Wordle #1493

Puzzle number
#1493
Date
July 21, 2025
Word length
Five letters
First letter
T
Last letter
Y
NYT tester difficulty
4.5 out of 6
WordleBot average
4.1 attempts (easy), 4.6 (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 T.

  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 A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither..

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 TIZZY. It's a noun that means A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither.. Example: "to be in a tizzy" Synonyms: dither. Forms: tizzies, tissy.

Repeated Letters

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

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