Hello Wordle lovers, the puzzle of the day (#1665) is ready and it is likely to challenge your vocabulary more than the other days. If you are a casual player or a Wordle expert, we have gathered hints and the answer to help you with the challenge.

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About Today’s Wordle Puzzle

Every day, The New York Times Wordle offers a new five-letter word game where players have to guess the right word within six attempts. For January 9, 2026, the Puzzle #1665 presents a word that is common but has letters that may complicate the guessing. One way to get a new starting word is to use letters that are often found in English words in order to raise your chances.

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Hints for Wordle #1665

If you want to work the puzzle out without just out-right giving yourself the final answer, here are some tips:

1. No Repeats – The word contains no repeated letters.
2. Vowels – It includes two vowels.
3. First Letter – The word begins with E.
4. Last Letter – The word ends with T.
5. Meaning – The word refers to a number.

With this, you have all the information to backtrack the origin and ideally find N midway points which are most likely to lead you to 17.

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Wordle #1665 Answer

EIGHT

EIGHT is the key solution; the correct answer is taking into account the words with zero repetition, two vowels, starting with E, ending with T, and being a number.

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Recent Wordle Answers

The answers from the last several days in order to set the context include.

• Jan 8 (#1664): BLAST
• Jan 7 (#1663): PECAN
• Jan 6 (#1662): OOMPH
• Jan 5 (#1661): FILLY
• Jan 4 (#1660): POSSE

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Tips for Wordle Players

• Focus on common vowels and consonants in English to identify likely letters.
• Watch out for letters that appear only once in the word.
• Think about the word’s category or meaning—it can often narrow down your options.
• Use process-of-elimination with yellow and green letter feedback to make smarter guesses.

Wordle remains a popular daily challenge, sitting alongside the NYT Mini Crossword, Connections, and Strands puzzles as a favorite brain exercise worldwide.