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Puzzle #1772 · April 26, 2026

Wordle Answer for April 26, 2026

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

Quick Facts: Wordle #1772

Puzzle number
#1772
Date
April 26, 2026
Word length
Five letters
First letter
G
Last letter
S
NYT tester difficulty
2.2 out of 6
WordleBot average
3.5 attempts (easy), 3.8 (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 G.

  3. 3. Vowel pattern +

    There's only one vowel in the whole word, and it's in the third position.

  4. 4. Word ending +

    It means A surface shine or luster..

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 GLOSS. It's a noun that means A surface shine or luster.. Synonyms: shine, gleam, luster. Forms: glosses.

Repeated Letters

The letter 'S' is the one that appear more than once.

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