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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Hint 1Category
It's a noun. A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has 2 vowels, and one letter appears more than once. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with S. -
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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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.