Today's NYT Wordle lands with puzzle #1800, and this Sunday challenge serves up a family-friendly word that rewards players who stay patient with vowels. 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 #1800 awaits.
The Letter Rundown
Today's puzzle breaks down like this:
Vowel Count: 3 vowel(s)
Consonant Count: 2 consonant(s)
Repeated Letters: Yes - the letter E appears twice
Letter Rarity: All common letters - no traps here
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 family gatherings, holiday dinners, and relatives.
Level 2 (The Category): This word is a noun. It describes a specific family relationship.
Level 3 (The Boundaries): Starts with N, ends with E.
Level 4 (The Structure): Three vowels occupy positions 2, 3, and 5. The same vowel appears twice.
Level 5 (The Giveaway): Your sibling's daughter.
Quick-Reference Clues
First Letter: N
Last Letter: E
Vowels Present: I, E
Double Letters: Yes - E appears twice
Rhymes With: PIECE, GREECE, FLEECE
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 #1800 is: NIECE
Word DNA: Breaking Down Today's Answer
NIECE is a noun. It refers to the daughter of your sibling or the daughter of your spouse's sibling.
Origins: Derived from Old French "niece," which traces back to Latin "neptia," meaning granddaughter or niece. The word has carried its family meaning across centuries with minimal drift.
Word Family: nephew (male counterpart), grandniece, great-niece, niblings (collective term for nieces and nephews)
Fun Fact: The double-E ending in NIECE is a classic English pattern shared with words like PIECE and FLEECE. In Wordle history, words ending in "ECE" appear just a handful of times, making this a relatively rare letter combination for the final three slots.
The Streak Saver Rating
Difficulty: 2 / 5
Trap Factor: LOW. Common letters and a familiar structure make this accessible to most players.
Average Solve: 3.4 guesses (estimate based on difficulty)
NIECE sits firmly in easy-to-moderate territory. The letters are all common, N, I, E, C, and there are no tricky consonants like Q, Z, or X. The main challenge is the vowel density: three vowels in a five-letter word, with E appearing twice. Players who burn through vowels early with openers like AUDIO or ADIEU will have this mapped out by guess three. The real trap is overthinking, don't chase rare letters when the solution is this straightforward.
What This Puzzle Teaches
Vowel-heavy words reward patient elimination. If your first two guesses reveal I and E but not their positions, try common vowel placements before guessing. Words like NIECE place the repeated E at the end, a pattern worth memorizing for future puzzles.
The "IE" vowel cluster in positions 2 and 3 is one of English's trickier combos. Recognizing that I and E often sit together (PIECE, FIELD, BRIEF) helps narrow guesses fast. Train your eye to spot these vowel pairs, they show up more often than you'd think.
Tomorrow's Reset
Puzzle #1801 drops at midnight in your timezone. Did today's NIECE 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.
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