Wordle #1488 was the puzzle for Wednesday, July 16, 2025. If you want a clue before the reveal, the five-letter answer has one vowel, starts with a consonant and contains no repeated letters. The answer is below the hints.
Wordle #1488 hints, from spoiler-light to more direct
Stop at whichever clue gives you enough help to keep solving on your own.
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The answer contains one vowel.
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Its first letter is a consonant.
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No letter appears twice.
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Parade offers “audacious” as a synonym clue. Parade
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PC Gamer’s contextual clue is that someone might feel this way before a wedding, job interview or exam. PC Gamer
Wordle answer for July 16, 2025
NERVY is the answer to Wordle #1488, published Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Parade and PC Gamer both report that solution. Their clues point to different shades of the word: “audacious” suggests boldness, while the event example suggests nerves or anxiety.
How Wordle’s feedback works
Wordle gives you six tries to identify a five-letter word. After each guess, the colors show how your letters compare with the answer:
Rank #2
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Green: the letter is in the answer and in the right position.
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Yellow: the letter is in the answer, but belongs in a different position.
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Gray: the letter does not appear in the answer.
Repeated letters are possible in Wordle generally; this particular answer simply has none.
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Choose an opening guess that tests varied letters
Start with a five-letter word that checks a mix of distinct vowels and common consonants. The goal is to learn useful information, not to guess the answer immediately.
Make the next guess informative
Use the first row’s colors to place confirmed letters and try new candidates. Avoid letters marked absent, and use yellow letters in different positions. Keep in mind that color feedback describes each letter’s relationship to the answer; it does not guarantee that every untested position is settled.
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