- Puzzle: #1972, November 12, 2026
- Difficulty clues: 2 vowels, and one letter appears more than once
- 5 hints below, from gentle to big. The answer stays hidden until you tap it.
- Yesterday’s answer (#1971): see the table below
Stuck on Wordle #1972 for November 12, 2026? Open the hints one at a time, from a gentle nudge to the meaning of the word. If you just want the answer, it’s in the box under the hints, hidden until you tap it.
Today’s Wordle Hints (Nov 12, #1972)
How Popular Starting Words Did Today
If you opened with one of these, here is the feedback you got. Green means right letter, right spot; yellow means right letter, wrong spot. This does not give the answer away.
| Starter | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|
| SLATE | 0 | 2 |
| CRANE | 0 | 2 |
| ADIEU | 0 | 1 |
| STARE | 0 | 3 |
| AUDIO | 0 | 1 |
| RAISE | 1 | 1 |
Best of the six today: STARE.
- Connections hints for each group & all 4 answers
- Strands theme hint, spangram & all words
- Spelling Bee pangram & every word
Today’s Wordle Answer (#1972)
Not ready for the whole word? Tap a tile to reveal just that letter.
Tap to reveal the answer to Wordle #1972
KARAT
The answer is KARAT (noun): a unit expressing the proportion of pure gold in an alloy, with 24 representing pure gold.
Example: The ring is made of 18-karat gold.
Puzzle edited by Tracy Bennett for The New York Times.
Recent Wordle Answers
The last 14 answers, newest first. Since 2025 answers can repeat, so use this as a memory aid rather than an elimination list.
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 11 | #1971 | BLESS |
| Nov 10 | #1970 | TRUCE |
| Nov 9 | #1969 | LOAMY |
| Nov 8 | #1968 | FIRST |
| Nov 7 | #1967 | PRATE |
| Nov 6 | #1966 | DRECK |
| Nov 5 | #1965 | PARCH |
| Nov 4 | #1964 | NUTTY |
| Nov 3 | #1963 | POUCH |
| Nov 2 | #1962 | SCOOT |
| Nov 1 | #1961 | VIPER |
| Oct 31 | #1960 | YAHOO |
| Oct 30 | #1959 | SLIDE |
| Oct 29 | #1958 | MOTOR |
How Wordle Works
You get six tries to guess a five-letter word. After each guess the tiles turn green (right letter, right spot), yellow (in the word, wrong spot) or grey (not in the word). Josh Wardle created the game in 2021, and The New York Times bought it in January 2022. It is still free to play.
Wordle FAQ
What is the Wordle answer for November 12, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1972 is KARAT.
What number is today’s Wordle?
Today’s Wordle is puzzle #1972, published November 12, 2026.
What was yesterday’s Wordle answer?
Yesterday’s Wordle (#1971) was BLESS.
Can Wordle answers repeat?
Yes. Since February 2025 The New York Times has allowed past answers to come back, so an old answer is no longer ruled out.
What time does a new Wordle come out?
A new puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own time zone, so players in different countries switch to the next word at different times.
