Today’s Wordle hints (spoiler-free)

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Puzzle #1857 · 2026-07-20

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Pattern: CVCVCLetters: 2 vowels, 3 consonantsRepeats: noDifficulty: Difficulty: Normal

Word list hints

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Hint 1 – structure

The answer has 2 vowels and 3 consonants. It uses five different letters. Its pattern of consonants and vowels looks like CVCVC where C = consonant and V = vowel.

Hint 2 – starter words

Strong opening words for this puzzle included CRANE, TRACE and SOARE. If you opened with one of these, you were already probing several of the key letters in the answer.

Hint 3 – vowels & letters

The answer's vowels all come from this set: I, E. It does not use any of these common letters: S, T, N.

Hint 4 – edges

The word starts with D. The final letter is a consonant.

Hint 5 – difficulty & traps

From a difficulty point of view, today's puzzle is Difficulty: Normal. Structurally this is a normal‑difficulty answer with no special traps or double letters. Careful play and solid starters should keep most streaks safe.

Reveal answer

The official Wordle answer for this puzzle is DIVER.

Today's official puzzle is Jul 20, 2026 (2026-07-20). Puzzle #1857.

Today's official answer sits around difficulty 6/10 in our answer list and is tagged with ANIMALS, PEOPLE.

About today's word: DIVER

Puzzle #1857 · 2026-07-20

Today's answer is most often used as a noun. It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants, and it uses five different letters. Its Scrabble score is 9.

Definition & origin

DIVER — Someone who dives, especially as a sport.

Difficulty: Normal

Structurally this is a normal‑difficulty answer with no special traps or double letters. Careful play and solid starters should keep most streaks safe.

Our lexical profile rates this answer around difficulty 6/10 and tags it with ANIMALS, PEOPLE. That's based on how often this word and its close neighbours appear in modern English text, not just in the Wordle answer list.

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