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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for April 25, #1406

Need hints and the answer for today's Wordle No. 1,406 for April 25? Here you go!

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Today's Wordle puzzle was tough for me, not because it's an unheard-of word, but because I simply never guess these letters. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.

Today's Wordle hints

Before we show you today's Wordle answer, we'll give you some hints. If you don't want a spoiler, look away now.

Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats

Today's Wordle answer has one repeated consonant.

Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels

There is one vowel in today's Wordle answer.

Wordle hint No. 3: Start letter

Today's Wordle answer begins with the letter K.

Wordle hint No. 4: Center

The one vowel is in the middle of today's Wordle answer.

Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning

Today's Wordle answer can refer to something recognized, familiar, or within the scope of knowledge.

TODAY'S WORDLE ANSWER

Today's Wordle answer is KNOWN.

Yesterday's Wordle answer

Yesterday's Wordle answer, April 24,  No. 1405 was GENIE.

Recent Wordle answers

April 20, No. 1401: PATCH

April 21, No. 1402: SPATE

April 22, No. 1403: ARTSY

April 23, No. 1404: OZONE

What's the best Wordle starting word?

Don't be afraid to use our tip sheet ranking all the letters in the alphabet by frequency of uses. In short, you want starter words that lean heavy on E, A and R, and don't contain Z, J and Q. 

Some solid starter words to try:

ADIEU

TRAIN

CLOSE

STARE

NOISE