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Today’s Wordle puzzle is pretty challening. You’ll need to guess one of the letters in the alphabet that rarely appear in words. Super spoiler: It’s No. 23 on our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.

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Today’s Wordle hints

Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.

Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats

Today’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters.

Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels

Today’s Wordle answer has two vowels.

Wordle hint No. 3: First letter

Today’s Wordle answer begins with W.

Wordle hint No. 4: Last letter

Today’s Wordle answer ends with N.

Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning

Today’s Wordle answer can refer to having a smooth, pale, translucent surface.

TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER

Today’s Wordle answer is WAXEN.

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle answer, Jan. 18, No. 1674 was SUMAC.

Recent Wordle answers

Jan. 14, No. 1670: AVOID

Jan. 15, No. 1671: CHASM

Jan. 16, No. 1672: RACER

Jan. 17, No. 1673: FIERY

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