Wordle · Archive · #1707 · Friday, February 20, 2026

Wordle #1707 Answer — Friday, February 20, 2026

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

Categoryverb
Vowels1
Starts withS
Difficulty5/10

Hints & Answer

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  1. Hint 1Category
    It's a verb. To have a strong bad smell.
  2. Hint 2Vowels & repeats
    Today's word has just one vowel, and all five letters are different.
  3. Hint 3First letter
    It starts with S.
  4. Hint 4Getting closer
    To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.

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Wordle answer #1707

STANK

verb /stæŋk/

The Word, Explained

STANK /stæŋk/ verb

To have a strong bad smell.

"That movie stinks. I didn't even stay for the end."

Close cousins: blow, suck, fishy, pong

Tricky because with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.

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FAQ

What was the Wordle answer for #1707?
Wordle #1707 (Friday, February 20, 2026) is STANK — a verb starting with S.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 5/10 (Medium). Tricky because with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.