Wordle Answers for Tuesday, February 17, 2026 — Puzzle #779
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FAINT
/feɪnt/ USnoun · 2 meanings
1. The act of fainting, syncope.
"She suffered another faint."
2. The state of one who has fainted; a swoon.
1. (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
"I felt faint after my fifth gin and tonic."
2. Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected
Medium
Difficulty
3
Avg Guesses
85%
Solve Rate
FAINT
Answer
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Category
This word relates to "The act of fainting, syncope...."
Structure
2 vowels (A, I) · starts with FA · ends in INT · no repeated letters
Definition Hint
The act of fainting, syncope....
Solve Walkthrough — Solved in 3
Full analysis →Best opening: slate — tests S, L, A, T, E (all high-frequency)
Found 2 letters in the word but wrong position. Reposition them in your next guess.
4 letters present but misplaced. Try different positions while keeping known correct letters.
FAINT — solved!
Key Insight
After 0 correct and 4 present letters, the pattern narrowed to just FAINT.
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What was the Wordle answer on February 17, 2026?
The 5-letter Wordle answer was FAINT. In Wordle Unlimited, answers ranged from BODY (4L) to ANNIVERSARY (11L).
Was puzzle #779 hard or easy?
Medium. FAINT has moderate letter patterns. Average players solved it in 3 guesses.
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