Play Wordle #1860
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Wordle #1860 hints
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How many vowels?Gentle hint
Today's word has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O or U). It's a noun.
See every 5-letter word with 2 vowels
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Are any letters repeated?Gentle hint
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What does it mean?Helpful hint
It describes the curved path a planet, moon, or spacecraft travels around a star or larger body in space.
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What's the first letter?Helpful hint
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What's the last letter?Strong hint
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Show me the patternStrong hint
ORTThe pattern is O R _ _ T. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1860
Curious how the most-used starting words do against this puzzle? This shows the colours each one would get and how many 5-letter words would still be possible after it. It gives away letters, so treat it as a medium-strength hint.
Show SLATE, CRANE and AUDIO against Wordle #1860
Counts come from the 12,653 five-letter words in our Wordle solver list, which includes rare words the NYT never picks, so the real field is smaller. On this puzzle, AUDIO narrowed things down the most.
Wordle #1860 answer
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The answer to Wordle #1860 is ORBIT.
Meaning: The curved path that one object takes around another object, such as a planet moving around the sun.
In a sentence: The new satellite will stay in orbit around the earth for about ten years.
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Word type
- noun
- Vowels
- 2
Five letters with an uncommon B and R, but a familiar science word.
Other words that fit O R _ _ T
These 2 words all share the first two letters and last letter of this puzzle's answer, so they are the ones players most often guess on the way. The answer is highlighted.
- ORANT
- ORBIT
ORBIT by the numbers
- 2 of the last 106 Wordle answers started with O, and 9 ended with T.
- The least common letter in ORBIT, measured across recent answers, is B, which appeared in 10 of 106 answers.
- All five letters are different.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 22 | #1859 | LORRY |
| Jul 21 | #1858 | SHILL |
| Jul 20 | #1857 | DIVER |
| Jul 19 | #1856 | CHURN |
| Jul 18 | #1855 | BOOTH |
| Jul 17 | #1854 | LEGAL |
| Jul 16 | #1853 | BUTTE |
About Wordle
Wordle is a daily five-letter word puzzle published by The New York Times. You have six guesses, and each letter turns green, yellow or grey to show how close it is. Every player gets the same word each day, which is why archives like this one are useful for checking past answers and spotting patterns. New to the game? Read how to play Wordle, or see which starting words work best on real answers.
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Wordle #1860 questions
What was the Wordle answer on July 23, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1860 on July 23, 2026 was ORBIT. It means: The curved path that one object takes around another object, such as a planet moving around the sun.
Was Wordle #1860 hard?
We rated it Medium. Five letters with an uncommon B and R, but a familiar science word.
What letters were in Wordle #1860?
ORBIT has 2 vowels and five different letters. It starts with O and ends with T.