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Wordle · Archive · #1788 · Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Wordle #1788 Answer — Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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Categorynoun
Vowels1
Starts withC
Difficulty8/10

Hints & Answer

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  1. Hint 1Category
    It's a noun. An instrument used to measure or keep track of time; a non-portable timepiece.
  2. Hint 2Vowels & repeats
    Today's word has just one vowel, and one letter appears more than once.
  3. Hint 3First letter
    It starts with C.
  4. Hint 4Getting closer
    The odometer of a motor vehicle.

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Wordle answer #1788

CLOCK

noun /klɒk/

The Word, Explained

CLOCK /klɒk/ noun

An instrument used to measure or keep track of time; a non-portable timepiece.

"This car has over 300,000 miles on the clock."

Close cousins: timepiece, odometer, slug, smack

Tricky because the repeated C trips up guesses that assume five unique letters, and with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.

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FAQ

What was the Wordle answer for #1788?
Wordle #1788 (Tuesday, May 12, 2026) is CLOCK — a noun starting with C.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 8/10 (Hard). Tricky because the repeated C trips up guesses that assume five unique letters, and with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.