Wordle hints and answer for Feb. 3: Puzzle #1690 solution is ....

Wordle players ran into a deceptively simple verb on Tuesday, with Puzzle #1690 prompting a wave of late-round scrambles as solvers tried to pin down a common word with an uncommon letter mix. The Wordle Hints answer many people were chasing today is WEIGH, a solution that looks straightforward once revealed but can be slippery when you’re working from partial greens and yellows.

Today’s Wordle answer: WEIGH

The official solution for Wordle #1690 on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026 (ET) is WEIGH.

The word’s dual usage—both literal (mass on a scale) and figurative (considering options)—helped make it a classic “I know this word, why can’t I see it?” kind of day.

Why WEIGH tripped up so many solvers

A big part of the challenge was structural:

• The W opener: Many popular starter strategies don’t hit W early, so the first clue set often left too many possibilities.

• The E-I combo: Once E and I appear, players can get drawn into false pathways with similar vowel placements.

• The GH ending: The “-GH” finish is familiar, but it’s not a frequent Wordle ending, so it tends to appear late in many solve paths unless you actively test it.

In practice, that mix often produces a board where several letters feel “close,” but none lock in cleanly until the final two guesses.

Spoiler-light hints that matched the solution

For anyone who prefers progressive clues over a straight reveal, the most useful hints for today aligned with a measurement theme and a verb-first usage.

Here’s a compact, spoiler-light set that fits Wordle #1690:

• Hint 1: Most commonly used as a verb.

• Hint 2: Tied to measurement and also to judgment/decision-making.

• Hint 3: Ends with a two-letter consonant pair that’s easy to overlook.

Those clues funnel toward a small group of candidates, but the “-GH” finish is usually the final unlock.

A quick table of the day’s puzzle basics

As of Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026 (ET), here are the key identifiers solvers use to confirm they’re on the same puzzle:

What worked: efficient guess patterns

Today was a good reminder that when the board feels “jammed,” the fastest move is often an information-rich test word—not another narrow attempt at the final answer.

Two approaches stood out in solve write-ups:

1. Test the W early if your first two guesses don’t surface new consonants; it cuts the tree fast.

2. Probe rare endings once you have 3–4 letters: if you suspect a common sound but can’t place it, commit a guess to checking a pattern like “-GH.”

That kind of “pattern check” can feel wasteful, but it’s often the difference between a four-guess solve and a six-guess escape.

What to watch for next

The near-term trend to keep an eye on is how often puzzles lean into everyday words with less-common letter structures—entries that are broadly familiar but hard to see from typical starter strategies. When that happens, solvers who diversify their early consonant coverage tend to do better than those who chase vowels first.

For Wednesday’s grid, the best preparation isn’t guessing the next answer—it’s widening your early letter coverage so you don’t spend the back half of the game trapped in a cluster of look-alike options.

Sources consulted: Forbes; Parade; Times of India; Insider Gaming