Wordle · Archive · #1662 · Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Wordle #1662 Answer — Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.

Categorynoun
Vowels2
Starts withO
Difficulty6/10

Hints & Answer

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  1. Hint 1Category
    It's a noun. Strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout.
  2. Hint 2Vowels & repeats
    Today's word has 2 vowels, and one letter appears more than once.
  3. Hint 3First letter
    It starts with O.
  4. Hint 4Getting closer
    A bassy grunting or thudding sound.

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Wordle answer #1662

OOMPH

noun /umf/

The Word, Explained

OOMPH /umf/ noun

Strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout.

"Use a mild cleanser, but pick something with enough oomph to do the job."

Close cousins: welly

Tricky because the repeated O trips up guesses that assume five unique letters.

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FAQ

What was the Wordle answer for #1662?
Wordle #1662 (Tuesday, January 6, 2026) is OOMPH — a noun starting with O.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 6/10 (Medium). Tricky because the repeated O trips up guesses that assume five unique letters.