The New York Times Wordle answer for Sunday, June 1, 2025, puzzle #1443, is ROUGH. If you are still solving, use the spoiler-free clues below before revealing it.
Wordle hints for June 1, 2025
- The answer has five different letters: two vowels and three consonants.
- Its pattern is consonant-vowel-vowel-consonant-consonant (CVVCC).
- It begins with R and ends with a consonant.
- There are no repeated letters.
- The vowels are O and U; the word contains none of E, S, or T.
For a meaning-based clue, today’s word can describe something coarse, bumpy, uneven, or irregular. It can also describe a harsh manner or impolite behavior.
Wordle answer for June 1
ROUGH
As an adjective, rough can mean coarse, uneven, harsh, or impolite. As a noun, it can refer to the unmowed part of a golf course.
How Wordle feedback works
Wordle gives you six attempts to identify a five-letter word. After each guess, the tile colors show how your letters match the answer:
Crashes, No Sound, or Screen Glitches?
Random freezes, missing sound and display glitches usually trace back to one bad driver. Find and replace yours safely.Free scan · under a minutePC Slower Than It Used to Be?
A free scan shows the junk files, broken settings and background clutter dragging Windows down - then fixes them in one click.Free scan · Windows 10 & 11#1 Best Overall
- Green: the letter is in the answer and in the correct position.
- Yellow: the letter is in the answer but belongs in a different position.
- Gray: the letter does not appear in the answer.
One reported solve for puzzle #1443
Forbes contributor Erik Kain described opening with HOIST, then guessing COUCH. That left DOUGH, BOUGH, and ROUGH as possibilities, and he chose ROUGH. This is his personal account of solving the puzzle, not a universal strategy or a tested recommendation.
For competitive scoring, Forbes lists 3 points for solving in one guess, 2 in two, 1 in three, 0 in four, −1 in five, −2 in six, and −3 for a miss. Xfire labels this puzzle “Normal” difficulty; no numeric solve-rate figure for #1443 is established here.
Quick Recap
Best Value
Rank #4
Rank #2
Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on Amazon at the time of purchase will apply.
