Today's NYT Wordle lands with puzzle #1693, and this Saturday challenge serves up a common farmyard sound that rewards vowel-heavy openers. 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 #1693 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 farmyard mornings and woolly companions.
Level 2 (The Category): This word is both a verb and a noun. It's a sound made by certain farm animals.
Level 3 (The Boundaries): Starts with B, ends with T.
Level 4 (The Structure): The vowels are in positions 3 and 4.
Level 5 (The Giveaway): The characteristic vocalization of sheep and goats.
Quick-Reference Clues
First Letter: B
Last Letter: T
Vowels Present: E, A
Double Letters: NO
Rhymes With: TREAT, SEAT, HEAT
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 #1693 is: BLEAT
Word DNA: Breaking Down Today's Answer
BLEAT is both a verb and a noun. As a verb, it means to make the characteristic cry of a sheep or goat; as a noun, it refers to the cry itself.
Origins: Derived from Middle English "bleten," which came from Old English "blǣtan," related to Dutch "blaten" and German "blöken."
Word Family: bleats, bleated, bleating, bleater
Fun Fact: The word "bleat" is onomatopoeic, meaning it phonetically imitates the sound it describes, a linguistic echo of the animal vocalization itself.
The Streak Saver Rating
Difficulty: 2 / 5
Trap Factor: LOW. All letters are common English letters with no tricky patterns or repeated letters.
Average Solve: 3.2 guesses (estimate based on difficulty)
This puzzle rates as relatively straightforward. The combination of common letters (B, L, E, A, T) and the familiar consonant-vowel-consonant-vowel-consonant pattern makes it accessible to most players. No double letters, no uncommon starting letters, and a recognizable word structure keep the difficulty low.
What This Puzzle Teaches
This puzzle reinforces the value of starting words with multiple vowels. "BLEAT" contains two vowels (E, A) in consecutive positions, making vowel-heavy openers like "ADIEU" or "AUDIO" particularly effective for early elimination.
The word demonstrates how common consonant-vowel patterns (B-L-E-A-T) can be cracked efficiently with standard elimination strategies. Players who systematically test common consonants after identifying vowels will find this puzzle yields quickly to logical deduction.
Tomorrow's Reset
Puzzle #1694 drops at midnight in your timezone. Did today's BLEAT 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.
