Wordle #1760 Answer – April 14, 2026
This page covers Wordle puzzle #1760, played on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. If you are playing it in the NYT Wordle archive, start with the hints. The answer comes after them, along with what the word means, how hard it was, and how the most popular starting words would have done.
Hints for Wordle #1760
Hint 1: How many vowels?
The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter C.
Hint 3: Last letter
It ends with the letter E.
Hint 4: Repeated letters?
Yes, one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5: Meaning
noun — An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
Wordle #1760 Answer
The answer to Wordle #1760 on April 14, 2026 was:
CYCLE
CYCLE has been the Wordle answer only once so far.
What Does CYCLE Mean?
Cycle (noun): An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
Example: “the cycle of the seasons, or of the year”
How Hard Was Wordle #1760?
7.3/10Hard
90%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
0look-alike answers
- Only 1 vowel, so the vowel pattern is hard to find early.
- A repeated letter, which most players do not test until late.
- Less common letters (Y) that starting words rarely test.
- No other answers share four of its five letter spots, so it falls fast once the letters are found.
How Popular Starting Words Did Against CYCLE
Here is the color feedback each well-known opener would have given on this puzzle, and how many past Wordle answers would still fit after that one guess. Fewer is better.
| Opener | Feedback | Answers left |
|---|---|---|
| SLATE | SLATE | 16 |
| CRANE | CRANE | 9 |
| TRACE | TRACE | 15 |
| STARE | STARE | 79 |
| RAISE | RAISE | 54 |
| AUDIO | AUDIO | 147 |
On this puzzle, CRANE was the most useful opener, leaving 9 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →
How to Solve Wordle #1760 Step by Step
Here is one efficient way to reach CYCLE. We open with SLATE, then each next guess is the word, from those still possible, that leaves the fewest options on average. Every guess fits all the clues so far, so this path is also legal in Hard Mode.
| Guess | Feedback | Words still possible |
|---|---|---|
| 1. SLATE | SLATE | 19 |
| 2. BILGE | BILGE | 3 |
| 3. CYCLE | CYCLE | Solved |
Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 19 everyday words still fit. Try your own guesses in our Wordle solver to see which words were left at each step.
Letter-by-Letter Breakdown of CYCLE
| Position | Letter | Appears in (all answers) | In this exact spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C | 19.1% | 8.6% |
| 2nd | Y | 16.5% | 0.7% |
| 3rd | C | 19.1% | 2.6% |
| 4th | L | 28% | 6.9% |
| 5th | E | 47.1% | 19.7% |
On This Day in Wordle: April 14
Answers from the same date in other years:
Wordle #1760 FAQ
What was the Wordle answer on April 14, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1760 on April 14, 2026 was CYCLE.
Was Wordle #1760 hard?
We rate it 7.3 out of 10 (Hard), harder than about 90% of all Wordle puzzles.
What was the best starting word for Wordle #1760?
Of the popular openers, CRANE did best, leaving 9 possible answers after the first guess.