Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for July 24, #1861

Today’s Wordle puzzle is tricky, with some unusual letters and a double letter that might slow you down. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on. Read more: Study Reveals Wordle’s Top 10 Toughest Words of 2025 Today’s Wordle hints Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now. Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats Today’s Wordle answer has one repeated letter. Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels Today’s Wordle answer has one vowel and one sometimes vowel. Wordle hint No. 3: First letter Today’s Wordle answer begins with P. Wordle hint No. 4: Last letter Today’s Wordle answer ends with Y. Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning Today’s Wordle answer is a clay-like substance you might use to fill holes in a wall, or to hold a piece of glass in a window frame. Today’s Wordle answer is PUTTY. Yesterday’s Wordle answer Yesterday’s Wordle answer, July 23, No. 1,860, was ORBIT. Recent Wordle answers July 19, No. 1,856: CHURN July 20, No. 1,857: DIVER July 21, No. 1,858: SHILL July 22, No. 1,859: LORRY Get CNET's top-rated VPN for privacy & usability CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line. See full bio The Latest from Gael Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for July 23, #668 Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for July 24, #1861 Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for July 24, #1139