The answer to Wordle #14 was

STINK

STINK: To have a strong bad smell.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Letter difficulty: Tricky

Why it may be tricky: uncommon letters, only one vowel.

Compare past puzzle difficulty →

How difficult was it for the solver?

In a replay of past puzzles, Wordle #14 scores 58/100 for solver difficulty (middle of the pack).

58 Possible answers after CRANE
39 Possible answers after SLATE
104 Possible answers after ADIEU
3 Words in the ST_NK family
4 Guesses in the solver replay

This compares past puzzles under the same solver settings; it does not measure how players performed. Compare more puzzles →

Solver replay

One route our solver takes from its usual opening word to STINK.

The solver reaches the answer in 4 guesses.

Common questions

What was the Wordle answer for July 3, 2021?
The Wordle answer for July 3, 2021 (puzzle #14) was STINK.
What does STINK mean?
STINK: To have a strong bad smell.
Why was Wordle #14 tricky?
STINK is rated tricky for letter difficulty. Why it may be tricky: uncommon letters, only one vowel.

Solving today's puzzle?