Every new Wordle presents a new challenge for your vocabulary and deductive skills. Today’s challenge (Wordle #1399 on April 18, 2025) is no different, with a word that’s unusual and difficult to guess. A musical clue with an aura of loss will test your problem-solving skills to the maximum. Using a suitable starter word, you could find some letters turn green immediately, resulting in a rapid win. Continue reading for today’s clues and the solution, if you need a bit of extra assistance.
Here’s how to solve today’s Wordle:
Clue 1: The word begins with ‘D’.
Clue 2: Two vowels in the word.
Clue 3: No duplicate letters.
Clue 4: The word is about a kind of song.
Clue 5: The word can also refer to a song or lament for someone who has passed away.
Lucky Guess: Starting with the word ‘DRILL’ could give you some useful information by illuminating a few letters.
Before we reveal, did you know that Wordle has expanded past a daily puzzle? It’s become a cultural phenomenon. Stay tuned for some fun facts about Wordle!
That brings us up to date with some amazing facts and trivia regarding Wordle:
Josh Wardle invented the game in the year 2021 when he coined his name. He put up the game on the Power Language-that is the website he creates.
At the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022, Wordle witnessed a great surge of players most noticeably because through its grid share function, enabling players to share outcomes in social media without any hint of the solution, it gave a competition and community feeling.
Wordle was purchased by The New York Times in January 2022 due to its enormous success.
Wordle has sparked clones in most languages, including French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
It even comes with a themed board game, ‘Wordle: The Party Game,’ created in partnership with Hasbro, ideal for your party night.
If you’re ready for the big reveal, today’s Wordle answer is DIRGE.
A DIRGE is a kind of song, usually a sad one, sung to celebrate someone who died. It can also represent a sorrowful or lamenting mood, well-suited to the puzzle’s hints.
Join us again tomorrow for more Wordle fun, hints, and solutions!