what is today's wordle.com

Archive / January 26, 2026

Puzzle #1682 · January 26, 2026

Wordle Answer for January 26, 2026

This page keeps the full hint trail and answer breakdown for puzzle #1682 so you can look it up later. Work through the hints below if you want to solve it yourself first — the answer is revealed further down. For the current puzzle, head to today's Wordle answer instead.

Archived January 26, 2026 · Maintained by the WhatIsTodaysWordle editorial team

Quick Facts: Wordle #1682

Puzzle number
#1682
Date
January 26, 2026
Word length
Five letters
First letter
F
Last letter
K
NYT tester difficulty
1.7 out of 6
WordleBot average
3.4 attempts (easy), 3.6 (hard)

The Hints, in Order

Each hint below adds one piece of information without giving away the rest — open them one at a time and stop as soon as you've got enough to make a confident guess.

  1. 1. Letter count +

    The word has five letters and works as a noun.

  2. 2. Starting letter +

    It begins with F.

  3. 3. Vowel pattern +

    There are two vowels, in the third and fourth positions.

  4. 4. Word ending +

    It means Someone or something that is markedly unusual or unpredictable..

Still stuck after all four? That usually means it's worth re-reading the tiles from your own last guess rather than reaching for a brand new word.

The Answer

The solution is FREAK. It's a noun that means Someone or something that is markedly unusual or unpredictable.. Example: "The two-headed calf was a freak." Synonyms: abnormality, outlier, strangeness. Forms: freaks, freake, freik.

Repeated Letters

There are no repeated letters.

More From This Week

PuzzleAnswer
#1681STRUT
#1680CLIFF
#1679BARON
#1678CLINK
#1677CUBIC

See every puzzle in the Wordle archive, or jump to today's Wordle answer for the current puzzle.