Welcome back to the daily Wordle wrap-up. Puzzle #1851 landed on Tuesday, July 14 2026. Before we get to the answer, here are five hints — take them one at a time and quit reading whenever something clicks.
Today's Wordle hints
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- This is a common food word, especially associated with dinners, grills, and restaurant orders.
- It has two vowels, appearing in the 3rd and 4th positions.
- It begins with S and ends with K.
- You might order this cut of beef medium rare with a side of potatoes.
- S _ E A _
Today's Wordle answer
A few thoughts on today's word
The word STEAK brings me straight to a summer evening: a little smoke in the air, the clink of plates on a patio table, somebody insisting they can tell doneness by touch alone. It’s one of those sturdy, familiar words that carries a whole setting with it, which makes it a satisfying reveal for a mid-July puzzle. Tracy Bennett’s edit here gives us a nicely approachable answer, though not one that’s completely giveaway at first glance.
I’d call this a 3 out of 5 for difficulty. The opening S is common enough, and once players land the E-A pairing in the middle, the shape starts to come into focus. Still, there are a few places to stumble. Food words can be oddly slippery in Wordle because we often think of them more by sound or context than by spelling. I can imagine some solvers circling around alternatives with similar structures, or getting briefly delayed by less culinary options that share the same opening letter and vowel placement. The final K also adds a small twist; it’s not rare, exactly, but it’s not the ending everyone reaches for first.
What I like most about STEAK as an answer is that it feels plainspoken but not dull. It’s a word with texture: visual, sensory, immediate. And if today’s grid has you in the mood for another quick literary game after Wordle, Story Spark or Guess the Author over at writeupcafe.com make a nice next stop.
What is Wordle?
Wordle is a daily five-letter word puzzle from the New York Times. Each day there's one secret word and six guesses to crack it; after every guess the grid colors each letter green (right letter, right spot), yellow (right letter, wrong spot), or grey (not in the word). It's available free at nytimes.com/games/wordle.
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