Today's NYT Wordle Answer! (January 2026)
Wordle is a web-based game that went viral on the internet during the latter half of 2021, when the world was caught in its fascination of a five-letter word each and every day. During this time, players consistently took to social media to share their performance in solving the game. To this day, it is still a well beloved game played daily by 10 million active players worldwide.
Wordle Answer of the Day
January 18 (No. 1674)
Answer: SUMAC
Definitions:
- [adjective] a red spice used in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cooking, made from the fruit of the sumac tree
Usage:
- Transfer to a bowl, smooth the top, and sprinkle with olive oil and sumac.
Past Wordle Answers in January 2026
Date (No.) | Answer | Definition |
January 17 (No. 1673) | FIERY | consisting of fire or burning strongly and brightly |
January 16 (No. 1672) | RACER | a person who competes in races |
January 15 (No. 1671) | CHASM | a very deep, narrow opening in rock, ice or the ground |
January 14 (No. 1670) | AVOID | to keep away from someone or something |
January 13 (No. 1669) | GUMBO | a thick soup from the southern US, made with okra, meat or seafood and usually vegetables |
January 12 (No. 1668) | TRIAL | a tryout or experiment to test quality, value or usefulness |
January 11 (No. 1667) | QUARK | a type of soft white cheese |
January 10 (No. 1666) | MANIC | showing wild, uncontrolled excitement and energy |
January 9 (No. 1665) | EIGHT | the number 8, one more than seven |
January 8 (No. 1664) | BLAST | to explode or destroy something |
January 7 (No.1663) | PECAN | an edible nut with a smooth shell |
January 6 (No.1662) | OOMPH | power, strength or energetic activity |
January 5 (No.1661) | FILLY | a young, female horse |
January 4 (No.1660) | POSSE | a group of people who have come together for the same purpose |
January 3 (No.1659) | SITAR | a South Asian musical instrument with a round body, a long neck and two sets of strings |
January 2 (No.1658) | PROOF | a fact or piece of information that shows that something exists or is true |
January 1 (No.1657) | FABLE | a short story that tells a moral truth, often using animals as characters |
How To Play Wordle
This daily word game requires players to guess the 5-letter word of the day, whereupon each guess, a correct letter is made known when it is highlighted in green or yellow. Green signifies that the letter exists in the word and is in the correct position while yellow means that the letter exists in the word but is not in its right position. Letters in grey on the other hand, do not make up the word of the day.
To up the challenge, players can enable Hard Mode by clicking the 'Settings' icon. In this mode, players have to use the letters that are hinted to be in the word in their next guesses.
Players can make a total amount of 6 guesses to get the right word. If the word is guessed right in one to three guesses, Wordle players would usually take to the internet to showcase this achievement. In contrast, some have also shared their performance when they've found it to be particularly difficult. You can do this by clicking 'See Results' and then, 'Share'. If players are logged in to their New York Times account, the game keeps track of their performances and the streak that has been maintained.
To play past Wordle puzzles, players can subscribe to the New York Times to access the archive, along with access to play other New York Times games like The Crossword, The Mini and Tiles.
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