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That number was whittled down to 2,309 by the NYT after it bought Wordle in January 2022, and then increased by an unknown amount over the next couple of years, with the addition of solutions such as SNAFU (game #659) and OOMPH (#1662).

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Today's Wordle answer on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, is CRUEL. -If you missed it, catch up with the answer to yesterday’s Wordle. This story was originally published by Parade on Jan 28, 2026, where it first appeared in the Life section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

Wordle, the popular word-guessing game hosted by The New York Times, has over 1,700 words remaining as possible solutions.