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Today’s Wordle puzzle is pretty challening. You’ll need to guess one of the letters in the alphabet that rarely appear in words. Super spoiler: It’s No. 23 on our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.
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Today’s Wordle hints
Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.
Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats
Today’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters.
Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels
Today’s Wordle answer has two vowels.
Wordle hint No. 3: First letter
Today’s Wordle answer begins with W.
Wordle hint No. 4: Last letter
Today’s Wordle answer ends with N.
Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning
Today’s Wordle answer can refer to having a smooth, pale, translucent surface.
TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER
Today’s Wordle answer is WAXEN.
Yesterday’s Wordle answer
Yesterday’s Wordle answer, Jan. 18, No. 1674 was SUMAC.
Recent Wordle answers
Jan. 14, No. 1670: AVOID
Jan. 15, No. 1671: CHASM
Jan. 16, No. 1672: RACER
Jan. 17, No. 1673: FIERY
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