Wordle · Archive · #1676 · Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Wordle #1676 Answer — Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Categorynoun
Vowels1
Starts withS
Difficulty8/10
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a noun. To soil or stain; to dirty. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has just one vowel, and one letter appears more than once. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with S. -
Hint 4Getting closer
To corrupt or damage.
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Wordle answer #1676
SULLY
noun /ˈsʌli/
The Word, Explained
SULLY /ˈsʌli/ noun
A blemish.
"He did not wish to sully his hands with gardening."
Close cousins: sowl
Tricky because the repeated L trips up guesses that assume five unique letters, and with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.
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What was the Wordle answer for #1676?
Wordle #1676 (Tuesday, January 20, 2026) is SULLY — a noun starting with S.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 8/10 (Hard). Tricky because the repeated L trips up guesses that assume five unique letters, and with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.