Wordle · Archive · #1428 · Saturday, May 17, 2025
Wordle #1428 Answer — Saturday, May 17, 2025
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Categoryverb
Vowels1
Starts withG
Difficulty6/10
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a verb. To become larger, to increase in magnitude. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has just one vowel, and all five letters are different. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with G. -
Hint 4Getting closer
To appear or sprout.
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Wordle answer #1428
GROWN
verb /ɡɹəʊn/
The Word, Explained
GROWN /ɡɹəʊn/ verb
To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
"Children grow quickly."
Close cousins: grown-ass, mature
Tricky because with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.
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What was the Wordle answer for #1428?
Wordle #1428 (Saturday, May 17, 2025) is GROWN — a verb starting with G.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 6/10 (Medium). Tricky because with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.