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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Hint 1Category
It's a verb. To have a strong bad smell. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has just one vowel, and all five letters are different. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with S. -
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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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.