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It’s time to read your guide to today’s Wordle answer, which includes my commentary on the last riddle, plus a selection of hints designed to help you keep your streak going.
Want more word-based fun? TechRadar’s Today’s Quordle page has hints and answers for that game, and you can also take a look at our NYT Strands Today and NYT Connections Today pages for our verdict on two of the other New York Times puzzles.
SPOILER WARNING: Today’s Wordle answer and suggestions are below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to see them.
Wordle Hints (set #1707) – clue #1 – Vowels
How many vowels does today’s Wordle have?
• Wordle today has a vowel in a place*.
*Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is also sometimes counted as a vowel).
Wordle Hints (game #1707) – clue #2 – first letter
What letter does today’s Wordle begin with?
• The first letter of today’s Wordle answer is Yes.
S is the most common initial letter in the game, appearing in 365 of Wordle’s 2,309 answers. In fact, it is almost twice as likely to begin an answer as the next most common initial letter, C.
Wordle’s Hints (game #1707) – clue #3 – repeated letters
Does today’s Wordle have repeating letters?
• There is no repeated letters in today’s Wordle.
Repeated letters are quite common in the game, and 748 of Wordle’s 2,309 answers contain one. However, it is even more likely that a Wordle No have one.
Wordle Hints (game #1707) – clue #4 – final letter
What letter does today’s Wordle end with?
• The last letter of today’s Wordle is k.
K is much more common at the end of a Wordle answer than at the beginning, and in fact ranks ninth overall in this regard.
Wordle’s Hints (Game #1707) – Clue #5 – Last Chance
Still looking for more Wordle tips today? Here’s a bonus one for set #1707.
- Wordle’s answer today is what did something do when it smelled bad.
If you just want to know today’s Wordle answer, just scroll down, but I would always recommend trying to solve it yourself first. We’ve got plenty of Wordle tips and tricks to help you, including a guide to the best Wordle seed words.
If you No If you want to know today’s answer, DON’T SCROLL FURTHER BECAUSE IT’S PRINTED BELOW. So don’t say you weren’t warned!
Today’s Wordle Answer (Game #1707)
- NYT average score: 4.1
- My score: 4
- WordleBot score: 4
- My skill score: 96
- My lucky score: 55
- My interpretation of the initial word: HEALTHIER (17 answers remaining)
- WordleBot initial word performance: SLATE (15)
- Tomorrow’s opening word: SANER
Today’s Wordle answer (game #1707) is… It stunk.
This was one of those frustrating games where almost all of the hard work was done very early, but I couldn’t close the deal as quickly as I should have.
On the positive side, I beat the average of 4.1. On the neutral side, I tied with the ‘Bot. On the downside, he could have easily gotten a three or even a two.
I suspect many others will have had a similar experience today, because if you show someone the letters STAN- with a space at the end, what are they going to think the word is? STAND, of course, which was played by 5.5% of people on bet #2 (versus 2.1% who opted for STANK), 15% on bet #3, and 7% on bet #4.
It was that final card that surprised me as well, and in fact anyone who started with an initial STA word, like STARE, which left only 11 options, might well have been drawn to STAND before STANK. There’s also STANG, but even though it was accepted I don’t think it’s a real word, or at least not a viable answer.
STANK is a real word, of course, but when you look at Wordle’s answers you don’t tend to think of past tense options as easily as the present tense, in this case STING. Maybe, psychologically, that’s because ED words aren’t usually included, so you generally don’t get too many past tense words.
Whatever the reason, today raised the average to make it the hardest game we’ve had since MOOCH a full week ago. The fact that in that seemingly easy week I scored five fours, a three and a two is not a huge confidence booster for me. But hey, there’s always next week…
Wordle’s Tips from Yesterday (Set #1706)
In a different time zone where it’s still Thursday? Don’t worry, I can also give you some hints for Wordle #1706.
- Wordle yesterday had vowels in two places*
*Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is also sometimes counted as a vowel).
- The first letter in Wordle’s reply yesterday was h.
H is not a particularly common initial letter in Wordle: only 69 games begin with it and it ranks 15th.
- There was no repeated letters in yesterday’s Wordle.
Repeated letters are quite common in the game, and 748 of Wordle’s 2,309 answers contain one. However, it is even more likely that a Wordle No have one.
- The last letter from yesterday’s Wordle was t.
T is a very common letter to end a Wordle answer; in fact, only E and Y are more likely to be in that position.
Still looking for more Wordle tips? Here’s an extra one for set #1706.
- Wordle’s response from yesterday is to get in position.
Wordle’s response from yesterday (game #1706)
- NYT average score: 3.6
- My score: 2
- WordleBot score: 4
- My skill score: 99
- My lucky score: 75
- My interpretation of the initial word: HEALTHIER (72 responses remaining)
- WordleBot initial word performance: SLATE (32)
- Tomorrow’s opening word: SANER
Wordle’s response from yesterday (game #1706) was… HOIST.
This is another one of those games where Wordle’s prior knowledge of answers might have helped previously, but may have become more complicated in this new world of repeated solutions.
This is because HOIST has four siblings that differ only by one letter (MOIST, FOIST, JOIST, and HEIST), but three of those four have already appeared as solutions, leaving only HOIST and JOIST as possibilities. under the old rules of the game. Of course, as we now know, any of them could have reappeared, giving players an extra problem to deal with. Do you look at the list and bet that repeated answers are (apparently) uncommon? Or play it as if each word has the same chance?
That said, its average score of 3.6 indicates that it’s actually not that difficult, and the solving process will no doubt have been aided by the inclusion of four very common letters. And not everyone looked at the past answers anyway (I never did).
I got a two, which was, surprisingly, my first of 2026. That’s a damning reflection of my bad play or bad luck so far this year, but maybe this is the start of a better time for me.
A lot of it was down to luck, obviously, but there was some method to my madness. I knew that plain yellow would probably be combined with an H or a T, so it made sense to include both, and with A and E ruled out, it didn’t take a genius to look for O and I next among the vowels.
That gave me HOIST, a word that was designed to narrow down options, and it largely did that: taking me from 72 words to the answer in a single guess.
Wordle answers: The last 50
I’ve been playing Wordle every day for over three years and I’ve followed all the answers above so I can help you improve your game. Here are the last 50 solutions starting with yesterday’s answer, or see my previous Wordle answers page for the full list.
- Wordle #1706, Thursday, February 19: HOIST
- Wordle #1705, Wednesday, February 18: TYCOON
- Wordle #1704, Tuesday, February 17: EQUIPMENT
- Wordle #1703, Monday, February 16: CHICKEN COOP
- Wordle #1702, Sunday, February 15: SKULL
- Wordle #1701, Saturday, February 14: BLOOM
- Wordle #1700, Friday, February 13: Wander to
- Wordle #1699, Thursday, February 12: INCREASE
- Wordle #1698, Wednesday, February 11: VEGAN
- Wordle #1697, Tuesday, February 10: SCENE
- Wordle #1696, Monday, February 9: CELLO
- Wordle #1695, Sunday, February 8: EMBED
- Wordle #1694, Saturday, February 7: BLEAT
- Wordle #1693, Friday, February 6: MALLET
- Wordle #1692, Thursday, February 5: RAID
- Wordle #1691, Wednesday, February 4: I REPRIVE
- Wordle #1690, Tuesday, February 3: WEIGH
- Wordle #1689, Monday, February 2: CIGAR
- Wordle #1688, Sunday, February 1: THORNY
- Wordle #1687, Saturday, January 31: ASSIGN
- Wordle #1686, Friday, January 30: JUMBO
- Wordle #1685, Thursday, January 29: SCALY
- Wordle #1684, Wednesday, January 28: CRUEL
- Wordle #1683, Tuesday, January 27: DARK
- Wordle #1682, Monday, January 26: FREAK
- Wordle #1681, Sunday, January 25: STRUT
- Wordle #1680, Saturday, January 24: CLIFF
- Wordle #1679, Friday, January 23: BARON
- Wordle #1678, Thursday, January 22: CLINK
- Wordle #1677, Wednesday, January 21: CUBIC
- Wordle #1676, Tuesday, January 20: STAIN
- Wordle #1675, Monday, January 19: WAX
- Wordle #1674, Sunday, January 18: SUMAC
- Wordle #1673, Saturday, January 17: BURNING
- Wordle #1672, Friday, January 16: CORRIDOR
- Wordle #1671, Thursday, January 15: ABYSS
- Wordle #1670, Wednesday, January 14: AVOID
- Wordle #1669, Tuesday, January 13: GUMBO
- Wordle #1668, Monday, January 12: REHEARSAL
- Wordle #1667, Sunday, January 11: QUARK
- Wordle #1666, Saturday, January 10: maniac
- Wordle #1665, Friday, January 9: EIGHT
- Wordle #1664, Thursday, January 8: BURST
- Wordle #1663, Wednesday, January 7: PECAN
- Wordle #1662, Tuesday, January 6: SEXUAL ATTRACTION
- Wordle #1661, Monday, January 5: FILLY
- Wordle #1660, Sunday, January 4: CLUSTER
- Wordle #1659, Saturday, January 3: YESTAR
- Wordle #1658, Friday, January 2: PROOF
- Wordle #1657, Thursday, January 1: FABLE
What is Wordle?
If you’re on this page, you almost certainly already know what Wordle is, and in fact, you’ve probably already been playing it for a while. And even if you haven’t played it, you’ve probably already heard of it, because it’s the viral word game phenomenon that took the world by storm in 2022 and is still going strong in 2026.
We have a complete guide to the game on our What is Wordle page, but if you just want a refresher, here are the basics.
What is Wordle?
Wordle challenges you to guess a new five-letter word every day. You get six guesses, each of which reveals a little more information. If one of the letters of your guess is in the answer and in the correct place, it turns green. If it is in the answer but in the wrong place, it turns yellow. And if it’s not in the answer, it turns gray. Simple, huh?
It is played online through wordle website or the New York Times Games app (iOS/Android), and it’s completely free.
Fundamentally, the answer is the same for everyone every day, which means you’re competing against the rest of the world, rather than just yourself or the game. The puzzle then resets each day at midnight in your local time, giving you a new challenge and a chance to extend your streak.
What are Wordle’s rules?
Wordle’s rules are pretty simple, but with a couple of curveballs for good measure.
1. The letters that are in the answer and in the correct place turn green.
2. Letters that are in the answer but in the wrong place turn yellow.
3. Letters that are not in the answer turn gray.
4a. The answers are never plural.
4b. …unless they are. There have been a couple of plural words that don’t end in S or ES, including FUNGI (set #439), ATRIA (#1478), and TEETH (#1551). But the plurals S and ES are definitely prohibited.
5. Letters may appear more than once. So if your guess includes two of a letter, they can both turn yellow, both green, or one could be yellow and the other green.
6. Each guess must be a valid word in Wordle’s dictionary. You can’t guess ABCDE, for example.
7. You do not need to include the correct letters in later guesses unless you are playing on Hard mode.
8. You have six guesses to solve the Wordle.
9. You must complete the daily Wordle before midnight in your time zone.
10a. All answers are drawn from Wordle’s list of 2,309 solutions…
10b. …unless they aren’t. This is because the NYT added some of its own words that were not on that list of 2,309 solutions. No doubt more will come in the coming years.
10c. Additionally, the NYT has begun repeating answers that already appeared on Wordle. We have no idea how often it will do this, so you’ll need to be on your guard.
11. Wordle will accept a larger set of words as guesses: about 10,000 of them. For example, you can guess a plural like WORDS. It definitely won’t be correct (see point 4a above), but Wordle will accept it as a guess.