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Wordle Answers for Sunday, January 19, 2025 — Puzzle #385

5L: GHOST 8 word lengths Puzzle #385 Published Jan 19, 2025

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5-Letter Answer Wordle Unlimited #385
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GHOST

/ɡəʊst/ US

noun · 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

Hints (Without Spoilers)

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

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Best opening: slate — tests S, L, A, T, E (all high-frequency)

1
S
L
A
T
E

Found 2 letters in the word but wrong position. Reposition them in your next guess.

2
S
O
U
T
H

4 letters present but misplaced. Try different positions while keeping known correct letters.

3
G
H
O
S
T

GHOST — solved!

Key Insight

After 0 correct and 4 present letters, the pattern narrowed to just GHOST.

Frequently Asked — January 19, 2025

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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