Puzzle #1690 Editor: Tracy Bennett 5 letters
If you’re playing along and want a gentle push (without ruining the fun), the hints below are written to narrow the field step by step. If you’d rather jump straight to the solution, the answer and explanation are tucked inside a single tap-to-reveal box at the end. You can play the official puzzle on The New York Times Wordle page.
Today’s grid can feel deceptively friendly early on: you may spot key letters quickly, but the positions don’t settle as fast as you’d expect. It’s the kind of Wordle where the first couple of guesses give “good news” information — and then you still have to do the patient work of arranging it.
WordleBot stats (from the shared solve)
Skill
99/99
Luck
44/99
Starter word featured: TREAD
Guess path shared by the community post:
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ TREAD
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 NOISE
⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ CHIEF
In that solve, the opening guess revealed a key vowel was present but misplaced. The second guess was a smart “coverage” play to test several common letters at once, and it also confirmed the position of a crucial vowel. From there, the puzzle became about structure: spotting which letters had to sit together, and which tempting options were simply impossible because of earlier eliminations.
Today’s Wordle hints (spoiler-safe)
- Hint 1: The answer is a verb.
- Hint 2: It contains two vowels, and one of them is I.
- Hint 3: One consonant you need today is H.
- Hint 4: The letter E appears in the answer, but it is not in the first position.
- Hint 5: The E must appear before the I.
- Hint 6: None of these letters appear in the answer: T R A D N O S C F.
If you’re close, focus on verbs that fit the E→I order and still leave room for H, while staying clear of the eliminated letters. When a puzzle hands you several “good” letters early, the win often comes from resisting the obvious-looking patterns and testing the remaining shapes calmly.
Tap to reveal today’s Wordle answer + full explanation
Answer (Feb 3, 2026 — Puzzle #1690): WEIGH
Why this fits: The solution is a verb, it includes the consonant H, and it contains exactly two vowels (including I as confirmed by the shared hint), with E appearing before I. It also avoids the full set of eliminated letters from the featured guess path.
Meaning: Weigh can mean measuring something on a scale, or considering something carefully — a neat thematic match for a puzzle where the real challenge is arranging the information you’ve already earned.
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