Wordle Answers for Sunday, January 19, 2025 — Puzzle #385
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GHOST
/ɡəʊst/ USnoun · 2 meanings
1. The spirit; the soul of man.
2. The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death
"Everyone believed that the ghost of an old lady haunted the crypt."
1. To haunt; to appear to in the form of an apparition.
2. To die; to expire.
Medium
Difficulty
3
Avg Guesses
85%
Solve Rate
GHOST
Answer
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Category
This word relates to "The spirit; the soul of man...."
Structure
1 vowel (O) · starts with GH · ends in OST · no repeated letters
Definition Hint
The spirit; the soul of man....
Solve Walkthrough — Solved in 3
Full analysis →Best opening: slate — tests S, L, A, T, E (all high-frequency)
Found 2 letters in the word but wrong position. Reposition them in your next guess.
4 letters present but misplaced. Try different positions while keeping known correct letters.
GHOST — solved!
Key Insight
After 0 correct and 4 present letters, the pattern narrowed to just GHOST.
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What was the Wordle answer on January 19, 2025?
The 5-letter Wordle answer was GHOST. In Wordle Unlimited, answers ranged from LACE (4L) to UNCERTAINTY (11L).
Was puzzle #385 hard or easy?
Medium. GHOST has moderate letter patterns. Average players solved it in 3 guesses.
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