Wordle · Archive · #1416 · Monday, May 5, 2025

Wordle #1416 Answer — Monday, May 5, 2025

Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.

Categoryverb
Vowels1
Starts withS
Difficulty8/10

Hints & Answer

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  1. Hint 1Category
    It's a verb. To be quiet; to keep quiet.
  2. Hint 2Vowels & repeats
    Today's word has just one vowel, and one letter appears more than once.
  3. Hint 3First letter
    It starts with S.
  4. Hint 4Getting closer
    To ask someone to be quiet, especially by saying shh.

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Wordle answer #1416

SHUSH

verb /ʃʊʃ/

The Word, Explained

SHUSH /ʃʊʃ/ verb

To be quiet; to keep quiet.

"He wouldn't shush so I kicked him."

Tricky because the repeated S trips up guesses that assume five unique letters, and with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.

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FAQ

What was the Wordle answer for #1416?
Wordle #1416 (Monday, May 5, 2025) is SHUSH — a verb starting with S.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 8/10 (Hard). Tricky because the repeated S trips up guesses that assume five unique letters, and with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.