Wordle · Archive · #1720 · Thursday, March 5, 2026

Wordle #1720 Answer — Thursday, March 5, 2026

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

Categorynoun
Vowels2
Starts withS
Difficulty6/10

Hints & Answer

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  1. Hint 1Category
    It's a noun. A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
  2. Hint 2Vowels & repeats
    Today's word has 2 vowels, and one letter appears more than once.
  3. Hint 3First letter
    It starts with S.
  4. Hint 4Getting closer
    A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.

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Wordle answer #1720

SHEEP

noun /ʃiːp/

The Word, Explained

SHEEP /ʃiːp/ noun

A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.

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

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FAQ

What was the Wordle answer for #1720?
Wordle #1720 (Thursday, March 5, 2026) is SHEEP — a noun starting with S.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 6/10 (Medium). Tricky because the repeated E trips up guesses that assume five unique letters.