Looking for the New York Times Wordle from Friday, April 25, 2025? This was puzzle #1406. The progressively stronger clues below are spoiler-free at first, so you can stop as soon as you have enough information to finish the grid. The answer appears later under a clear spoiler warning.
Wordle hint for April 25, 2025
Today’s five-letter word describes something that is recognized, familiar, understood, or within someone’s knowledge.
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More hints for Wordle #1406
Use these clues in order. The first hints are broad; the later ones give away most of the word’s structure.
- The word refers to something generally recognized or familiar.
- It begins with K.
- It has one conventional vowel letter: O.
- The vowel is in the middle, in the third position.
- One consonant appears twice, in separated positions.
- It rhymes with grown, drone, and flown.
Wordle answer for April 25, 2025
The answer was:
KNOWN
The New York Times English Wordle for Friday, April 25, 2025—puzzle #1406—was KNOWN. The answer was independently reported by contemporary puzzle coverage from PC Gamer, Parade, and ComicBook.com.
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The word pattern
| Property | Detail |
|---|---|
| Length | Five letters |
| Pattern | K N O W N |
| Consonant/vowel pattern | C C V C C |
| Vowel | O, in position three |
| Repeated letter | N, in positions two and five |
| Unique letters | K, N, O, and W |
| First and last letters | K at the start; N at the end |
Does KNOWN have a double letter?
KNOWN contains a repeated letter, but not an adjacent double letter. The consonant N appears twice—in the second and fifth positions—so the letters are separated:
K-N-O-W-N
This explains an apparent disagreement in the day’s Wordle coverage. Some reports used “double letter” or “repeated letter” to describe the two Ns, while PC Gamer said there was no double letter. Both descriptions become understandable if “double letter” means two identical letters next to each other, as in the OO in GOOSE. For #1406, the most precise wording is: N repeats, but the two Ns are not side by side.
What does KNOWN mean?
Known is an adjective meaning recognized, familiar, understood, or within the scope of someone’s knowledge. Depending on the sentence, it can also mean publicly established or recognized by many people. The Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries entry for known and the Cambridge Dictionary definition cover these related senses.
- “The cause of the problem is not known.”
- “She is a known expert in the field.”
- “The answer is now known.”
Grammatically, known is also the past participle of the verb know: know, knew, known. It can appear in perfect constructions such as “I have known,” or in passive expressions such as “It is known.”
Why this Wordle could feel awkward
Difficulty is subjective, and there is no authoritative public solve-distribution statistic for puzzle #1406 in the sources reviewed. Individual experiences varied: Forbes described the puzzle as tricky and reported a four-guess solve, while another puzzle writer reported solving it in five guesses.
The word has a few features that can slow down players: the initial K is silent, the consonant sequence is unusual, and the repeated Ns are separated rather than adjacent. It is therefore more accurate to say that some solvers found KNOWN awkward than to label the puzzle objectively hard or easy.
How Wordle works
In the New York Times English Wordle, you have six attempts to identify a hidden five-letter word. After each guess, the tile colors provide feedback:
- Green: the letter is in the answer and in the correct position.
- Yellow: the letter is in the answer but belongs in another position.
- Gray: the letter does not occur in the answer, subject to Wordle’s handling of repeated letters.
Repeated letters can appear in an answer, as #1406 demonstrates. A second copy of a letter may not receive the same color as the first if the answer contains only one instance, so players should interpret duplicate-letter feedback carefully. The public Wordle word-list documentation provides additional background on the game’s word data and letter behavior.
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Nearby Wordle answers
If you are checking the surrounding entries in an archive, the sequence was:
- April 24, 2025 — #1405: GENIE
- April 25, 2025 — #1406: KNOWN
- April 26, 2025 — #1407: CLASH
These neighboring entries are listed in sequence by TechRadar’s past Wordle answers archive.
Why the date and puzzle number both matter
The most reliable way to identify this archived puzzle is Friday, April 25, 2025 — Wordle #1406. Wordle is released at midnight in the player’s local time zone, so a page’s publication date or a player’s calendar date can occasionally appear out of sync. If an archive result seems to show a different date, check the puzzle number as well. The New York Times’ Wordle review guidance also points readers toward the puzzle number when dates do not line up.
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What was Wordle #1406?
The New York Times English Wordle for Friday, April 25, 2025, was puzzle #1406, and its answer was KNOWN.
How many vowels were in the April 25, 2025 Wordle?
KNOWN has one conventional vowel letter: O. It appears in the third, middle position.
Did the April 25 Wordle answer contain a repeated letter?
Yes. N appears twice, in positions two and five.
Was there an adjacent double letter in KNOWN?
No. The two Ns repeat but are separated by O and W, so KNOWN has no adjacent double letter.
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What does KNOWN mean?
KNOWN can mean recognized, familiar, understood, or within someone’s knowledge. It is also the past participle of the verb KNOW.
Why might my Wordle date be different?
The New York Times releases Wordle at midnight in each player’s time zone. Use both the date and puzzle number—April 25, 2025, was #1406—to confirm that you are checking the same puzzle.
The Bottom Line
For the New York Times English Wordle on Friday, April 25, 2025, puzzle #1406, the answer was KNOWN. Its key structural detail is a separated repeated N: K-N-O-W-N.
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