Wordle Answers for Sunday, April 6, 2025 — Puzzle #462
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DECOY
/ˈdiːkɔɪ/ USnoun · 2 meanings
1. A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
2. A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.
1. To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap.
"to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net"
2. To act as, or use, a decoy.
Medium
Difficulty
3
Avg Guesses
85%
Solve Rate
DECOY
Answer
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Category
This word relates to "A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger...."
Structure
2 vowels (E, O) · starts with DE · ends in COY · no repeated letters
Definition Hint
A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger....
Solve Walkthrough — Solved in 3
Full analysis →Best opening: slate — tests S, L, A, T, E (all high-frequency)
Found 1 letter in the word but wrong position. Reposition it in your next guess.
3 letters present but misplaced. Try different positions while keeping known correct letters.
DECOY — solved!
Key Insight
After 0 correct and 3 present letters, the pattern narrowed to just DECOY.
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What was the Wordle answer on April 6, 2025?
The 5-letter Wordle answer was DECOY. In Wordle Unlimited, answers ranged from FAME (4L) to RELIABILITY (11L).
Was puzzle #462 hard or easy?
Medium. DECOY has moderate letter patterns. Average players solved it in 3 guesses.
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