Wordle Answers for Wednesday, April 23, 2025 — Puzzle #479
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STERN
/stɜːn/ USadjective · 1 meaning
1. Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
2. Grim and forbidding in appearance.
Medium
Difficulty
3
Avg Guesses
85%
Solve Rate
STERN
Answer
Hints (Without Spoilers)
Category
This word relates to "Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner...."
Structure
1 vowel (E) · starts with ST · ends in ERN · no repeated letters
Definition Hint
Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner....
Solve Walkthrough — Solved in 3
Full analysis →Best opening: slate — tests S, L, A, T, E (all high-frequency)
Great start! 1 letter in position, 2 more in word. Build around the correct positions.
Very close! Focus on the remaining unknown positions.
STERN — solved!
Key Insight
After 3 correct and 1 present letters, the pattern narrowed to just STERN.
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The 5-letter Wordle answer was STERN. In Wordle Unlimited, answers ranged from SURE (4L) to CORPORATION (11L).
Was puzzle #479 hard or easy?
Medium. STERN has moderate letter patterns. Average players solved it in 3 guesses.
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