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Hints for Wordle #1678
Work through these from least revealing to most revealing:
- The answer contains one vowel.
- It starts with a consonant and has no repeated letters.
- One meaning is a type of prison; another is a word for a jingle.
- It describes the sharp sound made when metal strikes metal or a glass cup makes a ringing noise.
Spoiler: the January 22, 2026 answer
CLINK was the answer to Wordle #1678 on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
Why “CLINK” fits the clues
Its two meanings
Clink can refer to prison, especially in the expression “the clink.” It is also a verb or noun for a light ringing sound, such as glasses clinking together.
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The sound clue
The word imitates the sound it describes, making it onomatopoeic. A metal object or glass cup can “clink” when tapped or struck.
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Wordle presents a hidden five-letter word and gives players up to six guesses. A green tile means the letter is correct and in the correct position; yellow means the letter appears in the answer but belongs in another position; gray means the letter is not in the answer.
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Those rules explain why the clues narrow this entry efficiently: five letters, one vowel, no duplicates, and the sound-and-prison meanings together point to CLINK.
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