Wordle Answers for Friday, February 20, 2026 — Puzzle #782
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PORCH
/pɔːtʃ/ USnoun · 1 meaning
1. A covered and enclosed entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof.
2. A portico; a covered walk.
Medium
Difficulty
3
Avg Guesses
85%
Solve Rate
PORCH
Answer
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Category
This word relates to "A covered and enclosed entrance to a building, whether taken..."
Structure
1 vowel (O) · starts with PO · ends in RCH · no repeated letters
Definition Hint
A covered and enclosed entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, ...
Solve Walkthrough — Solved in 3
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No letters matched. Try a word with completely different letters to eliminate more possibilities.
4 letters present but misplaced. Try different positions while keeping known correct letters.
PORCH — solved!
Key Insight
After 0 correct and 4 present letters, the pattern narrowed to just PORCH.
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The 5-letter Wordle answer was PORCH. In Wordle Unlimited, answers ranged from NOTE (4L) to CULTIVATION (11L).
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Medium. PORCH has moderate letter patterns. Average players solved it in 3 guesses.
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