Wordle · Archive · #1696 · Monday, February 9, 2026
Wordle #1696 Answer — Monday, February 9, 2026
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a noun. A large stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings, tuned from lowest to highest C-G-D-A, and played with a bow, also possessing an endpin to support the instrument's weight. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has 2 vowels, and one letter appears more than once. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with C.
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Wordle answer #1696
CELLO
noun /ˈtʃɛləʊ/
The Word, Explained
A large stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings, tuned from lowest to highest C-G-D-A, and played with a bow, also possessing an endpin to support the instrument's weight.
Close cousins: violoncello
Tricky because the repeated L trips up guesses that assume five unique letters.
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