Puzzle #1674
Wordle Answer for January 18, 2026
SUMAC was the official Wordle solution for January 18, 2026, puzzle #1674.
Difficulty: Brutal · players averaged 5.7 guesses
The day's hints, in case you're catching up
Hint 1Meaning
It's a common English word you'd find in any standard dictionary.
Hint 2Vowels
It contains 2 vowels (U, A).
Hint 3Letters
All five letters are unique — no letter appears twice.
Hint 4First letter
It starts with the letter S.
Hint 5Last letter
It ends with the letter C.
Why this word played the way it did
SUMAC carries two vowels (U and A), a classic Wordle shape that most vowel-first openers surface quickly. All five letters are distinct, so no double-letter traps — every green and yellow you earned carried full information.
Community data puts puzzle #1674 at 5.7 guesses on average, which we rate brutal. Anything under four guesses on this one was a strong result.
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