Wordle hints and answer for Feb. 8, 2026: today’s solution revealed

Sunday’s Wordle (Feb. 8, 2026, ET) turned out to be a sneaky one: the kind of everyday verb many people know in one context, but not necessarily as a “standalone” five-letter guess. That mismatch between familiarity and retrieval is why players often feel close while still burning through attempts.

If you want a gentle push, the hints below stay spoiler-light. If you’re ready to check your grid, the answer is further down.

Today’s Wordle number and date

The puzzle for Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026 (ET) is Wordle #1695. If your device shows a different number, double-check your local date and whether you’re playing in the correct day’s puzzle.

Spoiler-light hints to get you close

Here are the cleanest clues that narrow the field without giving it away:

• The word starts with E and ends with D.

• It contains two vowels total, and they are the same vowel (appearing twice).

• There is a repeated letter in the word.

• It’s a verb that can mean to fix something firmly into a surrounding material.

• In a modern media context, it can mean to place content inside another page or post.

Why this one felt harder than it looks

Even when the letters are friendly, Wordle difficulty spikes when the definition you think of first isn’t the one you need for word-recall. Today’s word shows up constantly in tech and publishing language, but many players don’t say it out loud often in daily conversation. That can make it tougher to “see” once you’ve boxed yourself into a pattern.

It also has a common Wordle trap: repeated letters plus a tight vowel set. If you used early guesses that spread vowels out (A, O, I, U) and didn’t test a second E quickly, it’s easy to end up with a grid that feels informative but still doesn’t produce a satisfying candidate list.

Smart strategy if you’re still solving

If you haven’t revealed the answer yet and want a fair shot, think in two steps:

First, confirm the structure. With E at the front and D at the end, you’re likely looking at an “E _ _ _ D” shape. Then prioritize testing the repeated letter and the doubled vowel. Words that sound “complete” with a single vowel often become obvious once you allow for the same vowel to appear twice.

Second, switch contexts. Instead of trying to force a “common everyday object,” consider verbs you’d see in journalism, web publishing, or instruction manuals. That’s where today’s solution lives.

Today’s Wordle answer (spoiler)

The answer for Wordle #1695 on Feb. 8, 2026 (ET) is:

EMBED

What the answer means in plain English

To embed something is to set it firmly into a surrounding material (like embedding a stone in concrete). In modern digital language, it’s also used for placing media—like a video or social post—directly inside another page so it displays inline rather than as a separate link.

That double-life (physical meaning and digital meaning) is part of what made it feel “technical” to some players while still being a legitimate everyday word.

What to watch for tomorrow

Puzzles like this often signal a theme pattern for players: when a solution is a verb with a repeated letter and a narrow vowel palette, it’s worth adjusting your opening guesses to test doubles earlier—especially E, S, L, T, and R patterns that show up frequently.

Sources consulted: The New York Times, Forbes, Parade, Analytics Insight