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Every day we update this article with Wordle hints and tips to help you find today's answers for #1,777 on May 1, 2026.
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Hints to solve today's Wordle
Our first tip is that you should use one of the best Wordle start words for every game you play. But if you want some more specific clues to today's Wordle answer, then here you go:
- It contains two of the five vowels.*
- There are no repeated characters.
- It contains two of the six most common Wordle letters.
Here's a larger hint: Today's Wordle answer is found on birds.
What does today's Wordle start with?
The answer to Wordle #1,777 starts with P, so combined with the hints above you should now have all the clues you need to get the answer and not break a Wordle streak.
OK, it's now time to scroll down for the answer…
Today's Wordle answer
So, what is today's Wordle answer for game #1,777?
Drumroll, please — it's PLUME.
Hello Wordlers. A tricky one today. Not only is PLUME an unusual word in its own right, but it contains just two of the ten most common Wordle letters.
My usual starter of ORATE, which contains the top five, found just one of them. 'E' turned green, leaving a massive 101 possible answers, according to WordleBot.
The Bot's best Wordle start words were far more effective, with plenty leaving fewer than ten options. LAPSE, PANEL and PALED leave four options each, while PLACE, CLAMP, PLANE and PLATE halve that to two.
I aim to play as many letters from 'L', 'I', 'S', 'N' and 'C' as possible on my second turn, and I could try four of them with SLICE.
It turned 'L' green, which left me with just five options, according to WordleBot*.
I lucked out on my next go by trying FLUME, which flipped every letter bar 'F' green.
Only one option was left, and it didn't take me long to figure it out, as I subbed in 'P' to spell PLUME for a four-turn win.
Hopefully you did well today, Wordlers. See you tomorrow.
* These were: PLUME, ELUDE, FLUKE, PLEBE and FLUME.
Yesterday's Wordle answer
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are clues and the solution to the previous puzzle.
- It contains one of the five vowels.*
- There is one repeated character (a consonant).
- It contains two of the five most common Wordle letters (and neither is repeated).
The answer to Wordle #1,776 starts with C, so combined with the hints above you should now have all the clues you need to get the answer and not break a Wordle streak.
OK, it's now time to scroll down for the answer…
The Wordle answer for game #1,776 was... CROCK.
Hello Wordlers. Another tricky one today. Although CROCK features two of the five most common Wordle letters, a double 'C' won't be among most people's first guesses.
I began, as usual, with ORATE. Today, it turned 'R' green and 'O' yellow, to reduce the number of possible answers to 42, according to WordleBot.
The Bot's best Wordle start words were mostly weaker, but with some exceptions. TROPE, for example, leaves 34 answers, while CLOSE lowers that to 13. If you started with TRACE, just six options would be left in play.
I try to play as many of 'L', 'I', 'S', 'N' and 'C' as possible on my second turn, but the best I could see today was to try just two of them with IRONY.
It turned 'O' green, but didn't give me anything else, leaving 23 possible solutions, according to WordleBot*.
I tried PROUD next, which didn't seem to do anything, even if it did eliminate all but 11 options behind the scenes.
Getting somewhat desperate now, I tried FROCK. Thankfully, this turned every letter bar 'F' green, leaving just one option.
It didn't take me long to figure it out from there. I typed in CROCK to complete the puzzle in five moves.
Hopefully you didn't lose your streak today, Wordlers. See you tomorrow.
* These were: BROOK, BROOM, CROCK, CROOK, CROSS, FROCK, GROOM, GROSS, GROWL, VROOM, FROSH, PROMO, PROOF, PROWL, DROLL, DROOL, DROSS, BROOD, CROWD, GROUP, CROUP, PROUD and DROOP.
Previous Wordle answers
If you're looking for a list of older Wordle answers, we can also help. Here's a list going back 20 games.
- Wordle #1,776: CROCK
- Wordle #1,775: RURAL
- Wordle #1,774: QUACK
- Wordle #1,773: EERIE
- Wordle #1,772: GLOSS
- Wordle #1,771: WOMEN
- Wordle #1,770: DRUNK
- Wordle #1,769: TWEET
- Wordle #1,768: SNORE
- Wordle #1,767: CLUMP
- Wordle #1,766: WEAVE
- Wordle #1,765: STAND
- Wordle #1,764: TOADY
- Wordle #1,763: BELLE
- Wordle #1,762: CUBIT
- Wordle #1,761: BEGUN
- Wordle #1,760: CYCLE
- Wordle #1,759: ELFIN
- Wordle #1,758: ALLEY
- Wordle #1,757: PRUDE
- Wordle #1,756: CAROM
Hints for other NYT Games
NYT Connections hints and answer
We also have a daily guide to today's NYT Connections hints and answer, so head on over there if you're having trouble.
NYT Pips hints and answers
Pips is the Times' newest game, which involves arranging dominoes in a particular order. Here's today's Pips hints and answers if you need help completing the puzzles.
NYT Strands hints and answer
If you've solved Wordle and need help with other games from the New York Times, we suggest you check out our guide on today's NYT Strands answer, which will give you an overview of how the game works and how to solve the puzzle.
Wordle alternatives
If you're eager for another game to pass the time while you wait, we've put together a list of the best Wordle alternatives. We also have a page on today's Quordle answers, because it's our favorite.
Other Wordle alternatives to try are the ultra-stressful (but very good) Squabble and the soccer-themed, Who Are Ya?. We also like the geography-based Wordle clone Worldle, the Star Wars-themed SWordle and the math-based Mathler.
There are certainly plenty of options once you've finished Wordle for the day!
