Today's NYT Wordle lands with puzzle #1749, and this Friday challenge serves up a deceptively simple verb that could trip up players expecting more common patterns. Whether you're protecting a legendary streak or starting fresh, we've got the hints to guide you home.
The Basics (For New Players)
Wordle gives you six attempts to crack a five-letter word. After each guess, tiles change color: green means right letter, right spot; yellow signals right letter, wrong position; gray indicates the letter isn't in the word at all. One puzzle per day, shared by millions worldwide. That's the beauty of it.
Created by Josh Wardle in 2021 and now part of The New York Times Games family, Wordle has become a daily ritual for word lovers everywhere. Today's puzzle #1749 awaits.
The Letter Rundown
Today's puzzle breaks down like this:
Vowel Count: 2 vowel(s)
Consonant Count: 3 consonant(s)
Repeated Letters: No
Letter Rarity: All common letters
The Elimination Game (Progressive Hints)
We've designed these hints to reveal just enough at each level. Stop when you've got it figured out.
Level 1 (The Vibe): Think of a close call with fire, not a full burn.
Level 2 (The Category): This word is a verb. It describes what happens when something gets too close to a flame.
Level 3 (The Boundaries): Starts with S, ends with E.
Level 4 (The Structure): The vowels are in positions 2 and 5.
Level 5 (The Giveaway): To lightly burn the surface of something, often removing hair or fuzz.
Quick-Reference Clues
First Letter: S
Last Letter: E
Vowels Present: I, E
Double Letters: NO
Rhymes With: HINGE, TWINGE, CRINGE
Today's Wordle Answer
Final warning: The answer is directly below. Scroll only if you're ready.
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The answer to Wordle #1749 is: SINGE
Word DNA: Breaking Down Today's Answer
SINGE verb. To burn or scorch the surface of something lightly, often removing hair, fuzz, or loose fibers without causing full combustion.
Origins: From Middle English "sengen," tracing back to Old English "sengan," related to Old Norse "sengja" meaning to singe or scorch. The word has Germanic roots connected to light burning.
Word Family: singed, singeing, singes
Fun Fact: The word "singe" is often confused with "sing" due to their similar spelling, but they have completely different origins and meanings - one relates to burning, the other to vocal music.
The Streak Saver Rating
Difficulty: 3 / 5
Trap Factor: MEDIUM. The word looks like it could be "sing" but ends with E, creating a common misdirection.
Average Solve: 3.8 guesses (estimate based on difficulty)
This puzzle earns a moderate difficulty rating because while all letters are common, the specific combination isn't among the most obvious. The S-I-N-G-E pattern could easily be mistaken for "sing" or "sings," leading players down wrong paths. The E at the end is the key differentiator that separates this from more common words.
What This Puzzle Teaches
This puzzle reinforces the importance of testing vowel positions - the I in position 2 and E in position 5 create an unusual vowel pattern that breaks from more common placements. Players who systematically test vowel positions will have an advantage.
The word demonstrates how common letters can form less common words. All five letters (S, I, N, G, E) are high-frequency in English, but their specific arrangement in SINGE isn't among the most obvious combinations, teaching players to consider less common permutations of familiar letters.
Tomorrow's Reset
Puzzle #1750 drops at midnight in your timezone. Did today's SINGE catch you off guard, or did you crack it in three? Either way, every Wordle sharpens your instincts for the next one.
See you at midnight for the next challenge.
