Today's NYT Wordle lands with puzzle #1773, and this Monday challenge throws a triple-vowel curveball that's trickier than it looks. 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 #1773 awaits.
The Letter Rundown
Today's puzzle breaks down like this:
Vowel Count: 3 (E appears three times, I appears once)
Consonant Count: 1 (R)
Repeated Letters: Yes - the letter E appears three times
Letter Rarity: Common letters overall, but triple-E repetition is rare in Wordle answers
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): An old house creaks at midnight. Footsteps echo in an empty hallway.
Level 2 (The Category): This word is an adjective. It describes an unsettling or spooky atmosphere.
Level 3 (The Boundaries): Starts with E, ends with E.
Level 4 (The Structure): Three identical vowels dominate this word. The lone consonant sits in position 3.
Level 5 (The Giveaway): Strange and frightening, like something supernatural lurking in the dark.
Quick-Reference Clues
First Letter: E
Last Letter: E
Vowels Present: E, I
Double Letters: Yes - triple E
Rhymes With: LEERY, BEERY, WEARY
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 #1773 is: EERIE
Word DNA: Breaking Down Today's Answer
EERIE is an adjective meaning strange, mysterious, and frightening in a way that suggests something supernatural or unsettling.
Origins: Traces back to Middle English "eri" (fearful), rooted in Old English "earg" meaning cowardly or timid. The sense shifted over centuries from describing a person's fear to describing the thing that causes that fear.
Word Family: eerily (adverb), eeriness (noun), unearthly (synonym)
Fun Fact: EERIE is one of the rare Wordle answers with a triple letter, fewer than 1% of all Wordle solutions contain a letter repeated three times, making this a statistical outlier in the puzzle's word bank.
The Streak Saver Rating
Difficulty: 3 / 5
Trap Factor: MEDIUM. The triple-E pattern is unusual enough to throw off players who rely on vowel-diverse openers like AUDIO or ADIEU, both would leave you with only one correct vowel.
Average Solve: 3.8 guesses (estimate based on difficulty)
EERIE sits in the middle of the difficulty scale. The letters themselves are common, E, R, and I are among the most frequent in English, but the triple repetition creates a pattern-matching problem. Most players start with words that have distinct letters, so arriving at EERIE often requires a mid-game pivot. The trap is committing to a consonant-heavy path when this word is almost all vowels.
What This Puzzle Teaches
Vowel-heavy words demand a different strategy. With three E's and one I, EERIE is 80% vowels. Standard openers like STARE or CRANE give you useful consonants but may leave you guessing on vowel placement. Sometimes the smart play is to guess a word that tests vowel positions directly, think EERIE itself as a pattern to recognize, not just a word to stumble into.
Repeated letters are not your enemy. Many players assume every letter in the answer is unique. EERIE punishes that assumption. Once you see two greens in vowel positions, don't hesitate to reuse the same letter, Wordle allows it, and sometimes the answer demands it. Trust the yellow tiles and double down.
Tomorrow's Reset
Puzzle #1774 drops at midnight in your timezone. Did today's EERIE 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.
