Today's NYT Wordle lands with puzzle #1894, and offers a deceptively tidy challenge built around an uncommon word. Streak protectors and newcomers alike are welcome to work through it one clue at a time.
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 #1894 awaits.
The Letter Rundown
Today's puzzle breaks down like this:
Vowel Count: 2 vowel(s)
Consonant Count: 3 consonant(s)
Repeated Letters: No repeats today
Letter Rarity: Mostly common letters, with P the least frequent of the set
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 an old-fashioned kitchen and a carefully prepared dinner.
Level 2 (The Category): It is a noun for a particular kind of farm-raised bird.
Level 3 (The Boundaries): Starts with C, ends with N.
Level 4 (The Structure): All five letters are different, and the vowels sit in positions 2 and 4.
Level 5 (The Giveaway): It names a castrated male chicken, especially one raised for eating.
Quick-Reference Clues
First Letter: C
Last Letter: N
Vowels Present: A, O
Double Letters: No
Rhymes With: NONE
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 #1894 is: CAPON
Word DNA: Breaking Down Today's Answer
CAPON is a castrated male chicken, especially one fattened for the table. The word appears in phrases such as roast capon and in discussions of traditional poultry farming.
Origins: The word came into English through Old English and Old French forms ultimately connected to the Latin word capo, meaning a castrated rooster.
Word Family: caponize, caponized, caponization
Fun Fact: This culinary noun uses five different letters, so every confirmed tile supplies fresh information. Its less familiar meaning still keeps the final identification from feeling automatic.
The Streak Saver Rating
This earns a 4 out of 5 for difficulty. The trap is the less expected P inside an otherwise approachable C-A-?-O-N frame, combined with a noun that does not appear in routine conversation.
Once C, A, O, and N settle into place, a solver can burn guesses on more familiar-looking middle consonants. A probe such as JUMPY tests P and J while avoiding another commitment to the established frame.
What This Puzzle Teaches
A clean pattern with no repeated letters can still hide an uncommon word. When one unresolved slot controls several plausible candidates, spend a guess testing fresh consonants instead of recycling confirmed letters.
Tomorrow's Reset
Puzzle #1895 drops at midnight in your timezone, Wednesday handing the streak over to a fresh board.
CAPON rewards careful consonant testing and a deep vocabulary. How did your solve go today?
See you at midnight for the next challenge.
