Yesterday's Wordle answer (#1972): Thursday, November 12, 2026
Missed yesterday's NYT Wordle — puzzle (#1972) from Thursday, November 12, 2026? Every answer is below, behind a single reveal. Solving today instead? Nothing here spoils it — today's Wordle hints are here.
★ Yesterday's answer, revealed (#1972)
- The answer is KARAT.
The puzzle, explained
KARAT was a pretty forgiving puzzle if you got your vowels right early—that A-A pattern is pretty distinctive once you land on it. The main trap was probably assuming the repeated letter would be something more common like S or E, so if you were stuck, switching focus to less frequent consonants like K and R helped. The K at the start is slightly unusual for Wordle, which tends to favor more common openers, so some people likely burned through guesses before trying it. Overall though, if you nailed down those two A's in positions 1 and 3, the answer practically gave itself away.
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