Wordle · Archive · #1401 · Sunday, April 20, 2025
Wordle #1401 Answer — Sunday, April 20, 2025
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a noun. A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has just one vowel, and all five letters are different. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with P. -
Hint 4Getting closer
A small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a ___ on a kettle, a roof, etc.
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Wordle answer #1401
PATCH
noun /pætʃ/
The Word, Explained
A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
"His sleeves had patches on the elbows where different fabric had been sewn on to replace material that had worn away."
Close cousins: tract, area, blotch, period
Tricky because with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.
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