Today’s Wordle #1794 for May 18 looks straightforward at first because the puzzle avoids uncommon spelling patterns, silent letters, difficult consonant combinations, or highly obscure vocabulary. However, the real difficulty appears once players begin narrowing down the final answer because today’s solution closely resembles a much more common English word that differs by only a single letter.
Today’s Wordle Hints
• Today’s Wordle answer contains no repeated letters
• The puzzle contains two vowels
• The answer begins with the letter L
• The word is connected to hesitation, reluctance, unwillingness, emotional resistance, avoidance, uncertainty, discomfort, or disinclination toward performing an action
Practice Wordle
Try solving this bonus practice puzzle inspired by today’s “hesitation, reluctance, emotional resistance, and uncertainty” Wordle theme.
Today’s Wordle Answer for May 18, #1794 is: LOATH
“Loath” is an adjective used to describe someone who is unwilling, reluctant, hesitant, or disinclined to do something. The word is frequently confused with “loathe,” a related but different six-letter verb meaning to strongly dislike or hate something.
Example usage: “She was loath to leave the project unfinished.”
That subtle distinction between “loath” and “loathe” is what makes today’s Wordle especially tricky despite the puzzle using relatively common letters.













