Wordle #1727 Answer for Thursday, March 12 — Today's Word Is ---
Today's Wordle stumped more players than expected. Puzzle #1727 lands on Thursday, March 12 with a five-letter word that hides its trickiest feature in plain sight — a double consonant finish that derailed solvers who burned early guesses on single-L words. If you're still playing, hints come first. The full answer is at the bottom.
Hints for Wordle #1727 — Stop Here to Solve It Yourself
The word is one of the five human senses. It works as both a noun and a verb. There is only one vowel — sitting in position 3. The word opens with an "SM" cluster, which narrows it considerably. And the last two letters are identical.
One more nudge: think of the first thing you notice walking into a bakery, a garden, or a locker room. The sensation is universal. The word is common. The double-letter ending is not.
FULL ANSWER BELOW — last chance to turn back.
Thursday's Wordle Answer: SMELL
Wordle #1727 is SMELL. One vowel, four consonants, and a repeated L that caught players off guard in the final two positions.
The Letter Breakdown
- S — Position 1
- M — Position 2
- E — Position 3
- L — Position 4
- L — Position 5
Why It Tripped Players Up
The double-L ending is genuinely deceptive. Players who tried SHELL, SPELL, or SWILL got close but still had to work through the SM opening before locking in. Anyone who burned early guesses on words without double consonants found themselves in trouble by guess four.
Starting words heavy in common letters — CRANE, STARE, SLANT, or AUDIO — would have surfaced the S and E quickly, pointing toward the correct answer within two guesses for the luckiest solvers. The M in position 2 is the letter that most commonly extended solve counts, appearing less frequently in standard opening-word strategies.
How This Compares to Recent Wordles
The last ten answers — TEDDY, SHOAL, HASTY, LOBBY, VOGUE, GUNKY, SHEEP, THEFT, LINEN, and FLUKE — have bounced between straightforward vocabulary words and trickier double-letter constructions. TEDDY on Wednesday also featured a repeated consonant, making back-to-back double-letter puzzles a notable stretch for the New York Times games team.
SMELL is arguably the friendlier of the two. It's a word every player knows cold. The challenge was purely mechanical — recognizing the repeated L before running out of guesses.
Tomorrow's Puzzle
Wordle #1728 drops Friday, March 13 at midnight in your local timezone. The New York Times publishes a new puzzle every day at midnight — accessible at nytimes.com/games/wordle or through the NYT Games app.
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