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Puzzle #1796 · May 20, 2026

Wordle Answer for May 20, 2026

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Archived May 20, 2026 · Maintained by the WhatIsTodaysWordle editorial team

Quick Facts: Wordle #1796

Puzzle number
#1796
Date
May 20, 2026
Word length
Five letters
First letter
W
Last letter
K
NYT tester difficulty
2.8 out of 6
WordleBot average
3.7 attempts (easy), 4.0 (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 W.

  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 Something or someone that has been ruined..

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 WRECK. It's a noun that means Something or someone that has been ruined.. Example: "He was an emotional wreck after the death of his wife." Synonyms: crash, basket case, mess, ruins. Forms: wrecks.

Repeated Letters

There are no repeated letters.

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