Wordle Answer for July 26, 2022

Players who opened Wordle on July 26, 2022 were trying to land on CINCH. We've kept the day's hints around so you can revisit them — or use the archive to settle a debate about a tricky past puzzle.

The answer

CINCH

What cinch means

A task or situation that is very easy to accomplish or a tight band or belt fastened around something to hold it firmly in place.

Where the word comes from

From Spanish "cincha," meaning a belt or girth used to secure a saddle on a horse. The Spanish word derives from Latin "cingula," the plural of "cingulum" (a belt or girdle). The sense shifted in English from a physical strap to something that holds things together, then to anything easy or certain to accomplish.

Hints for July 26, 2022

Each row is the starting word our algorithm picks for that turn count, with the tiles Wordle would have shown in response.

Solve in 2 turnspinch
Solve in 3 turnschich
Solve in 4 turnschick
Solve in 5 turnschina
Solve in 6 turnsthink

Synonyms of cinch

  • snap
  • girth
  • walkover
  • picnic
  • pushover
  • duck soup
  • piece of cake

Used in a sentence

Getting the old jar open turned out to be a _____ once I used hot water to loosen the lid.

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