Wordle Answers for Thursday, April 16, 2026 — Puzzle #837
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THICK
· 1 meaning
1. With opposite sides or surfaces that are a great or relatively great distance apart.
Medium
Difficulty
3
Avg Guesses
85%
Solve Rate
THICK
Answer
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Category
This word relates to "With opposite sides or surfaces that are a great or relative..."
Structure
1 vowel (I) · starts with TH · ends in ICK · no repeated letters
Definition Hint
With opposite sides or surfaces that are a great or relatively great distance ap...
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Found 1 letter in the word but wrong position. Reposition it in your next guess.
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THICK — solved!
Key Insight
After 4 correct and 0 present letters, the pattern narrowed to just THICK.
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What was the Wordle answer on April 16, 2026?
The 5-letter Wordle answer was THICK. In Wordle Unlimited, answers ranged from BITE (4L) to RECOGNITION (11L).
Was puzzle #837 hard or easy?
Medium. THICK has moderate letter patterns. Average players solved it in 3 guesses.
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