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Wordle obscurity: CLANG (May 29, 2026)

May 30, 2026

Games Wordle

Sometimes the daily grid drops an onomatopoeia so sharp you can practically hear the metal ringing through your keyboard; such was the case on May 29, 2026, when CLANG resonated as the official Wordle solution (clocking in with a difficulty score of 67).

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Wordle obscurity: DIVOT (May 28, 2026)

May 29, 2026

Games Wordle

Non-golfers across the morning tea tables likely took a hefty swing and came up with a mouthful of grass when DIVOT landed as the Wordle answer on May 28, 2026. With a difficulty rating sitting at a sturdy 74, it certainly sent plenty of pencils scratching in frustration.

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Wordle obscurity: CHUCK (May 23, 2026)

May 24, 2026

Games Wordle

Most of us have tossed a ball across the lawn or braised a pot roast without giving vocabulary a second thought, but on May 23, 2026, CHUCK stepped up as the day's Wordle solution and gave our tracking charts a gentle nudge.

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Wordle obscurity: LOATH (May 18, 2026)

May 19, 2026

Games Wordle

Few silent letters cause as much modern hesitation as the missing "e" at the end of May 18, 2026's Wordle solution, LOATH. Clocking in at a tricky difficulty rating of 67, this modest five-letter adjective had thousands of morning solvers wondering if their spelling instincts had betrayed them.

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Wordle obscurity: BYLAW (May 17, 2026)

May 18, 2026

Games Wordle

A quiet Sunday morning committee meeting might not be where you hope your mind wanders during coffee, yet the May 17, 2026 Wordle tapped the gavel and handed solvers BYLAW, carrying a respectable difficulty rating of 68.

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Wordle obscurity: WAVER (May 14, 2026)

May 15, 2026

Games Wordle

There is a delicious bit of irony when a puzzle’s solution mirrors the solver’s state of mind: on May 14, 2026, Wordle nudged thousands of hesitant fingers to pause above their keyboards before committing to WAVER.

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Wordle obscurity: DOWDY (May 13, 2026)

May 14, 2026

Games Wordle

There is a quiet irony in watching a word like DOWDY—which spends most of its existence tucked away in vintage novels and sartorial critiques—suddenly demand center stage as the May 13, 2026 Wordle solution.

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Wordle obscurity: UMBRA (May 8, 2026)

May 9, 2026

Games Wordle

Astronomy buffs may have cheered, but plenty of morning solvers were left feeling rather in the dark on May 8, 2026, when UMBRA appeared as the Wordle answer.

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Wordle obscurity: LIKEN (May 6, 2026)

May 7, 2026

Games Wordle

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day—or perhaps liken thee instead? On May 6, 2026, Wordle dealt solvers LIKEN, an understated, poetic verb that looks breezy until you find yourself staring at an -EN ending with half your keyboard already grayed out.

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