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Today's official answer sits around difficulty 7/10 in our answer list and is tagged with ACTIONS. Use that as a rough feel for whether today's board is leaning more toward everyday language or a specific theme.
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Puzzle #1703 · 2026-02-16
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Word list hints
Hint 1 – structure
Hint 2 – starter words
Hint 3 – vowels & letters
Hint 4 – edges
Hint 5 – difficulty & traps
Reveal answer
Today's puzzle date (NYT print date): Feb 16, 2026 (2026-02-16). Puzzle #1703.
Puzzle #1703 · 2026-02-16
Today's answer is most often used as a noun. It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants, and it repeats at least one letter. Its Scrabble score is 5.
Definition & origin
ROOST — The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).
Today’s puzzle includes a double letter, which often trips players up and makes it harder to cover all possibilities in just a few guesses.
Our lexical profile rates this answer around difficulty 7/10 and tags it with ACTIONS. That's based on how often this word and its close neighbours appear in modern English text, not just in the Wordle answer list.