Today's NYT Wordle lands with puzzle #1665, and this Friday challenge delivers a straightforward numerical challenge with common letters that rewards basic elimination strategies. 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 #1665 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 about counting and numerical order.
Level 2 (The Category): This word is a number. It comes after seven and before nine.
Level 3 (The Boundaries): Starts with E, ends with T.
Level 4 (The Structure): Contains two vowels - E and I - in positions 1 and 2.
Level 5 (The Giveaway): The number that represents a full octave in music or the number of legs on a spider.
Quick-Reference Clues
First Letter: E
Last Letter: T
Vowels Present: E, I
Double Letters: NO
Rhymes With: LIGHT, MIGHT, SIGHT
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 #1665 is: EIGHT
Word DNA: Breaking Down Today's Answer
EIGHT noun (also adjective). The cardinal number equivalent to the sum of seven and one.
Origins: From Old English "eahta," tracing back through Proto-Germanic "*ahtōu" to Proto-Indo-European "*oḱtṓw," showing its ancient numerical roots across Indo-European languages.
Word Family: eighth, eighteen, eighty, eightfold, eightieth
Fun Fact: "Eight" is the only number in English that, when spelled out, has the same number of letters as its value (5 letters for the number 8).
The Streak Saver Rating
Difficulty: 2 / 5
Trap Factor: LOW. All common letters, no tricky patterns, familiar word
Average Solve: 3.2 guesses (estimate based on difficulty)
This puzzle rates as straightforward due to its common letters and familiar pattern. The EI vowel combination at the start is a known English pairing, and the GH consonant cluster appears in many common words. No double letters or unusual letter placements create traps for players.
What This Puzzle Teaches
This puzzle demonstrates the value of starting with vowel-rich words to quickly identify vowel positions. With E and I appearing in the first two slots, players who open with words containing multiple vowels get immediate positional information.
The word shows how common letter combinations (EI, GH) can be efficiently tested with strategic second guesses. Players who recognize these common English patterns can eliminate large swaths of possibilities quickly.
Tomorrow's Reset
Puzzle #1666 drops at midnight in your timezone. Did today's EIGHT 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.
