The Wordle answer for Monday, July 20, 2026, is DIVER. That is puzzle #1857, and it is a clean, medium-difficulty word – no repeated letters, two vowels at positions 2 and 4, and a relatively uncommon starting consonant cluster that can burn through early guesses.
Hints for Wordle #1857 (July 20, 2026)
Hint 1: The word contains two vowels. Hint 2: There are no repeated letters. Hint 3: Think of someone who enters the water headfirst, or someone who explores beneath the surface. Hint 4: The word ends in R.
Wordle Answer for July 20, 2026
The answer is DIVER (D-I-V-E-R).
DIVER sits in a productive letter zone – the V in position 3 is the trap. Common openers rarely place V in the middle, so solvers who exhaust STARE, CRANE, or AUDIO in their first two guesses may still be circling without having tested that central consonant. Once V is placed, DIVER resolves quickly. The I-V-E-R ending also appears in RIVER, LIVER, and GIVER, so narrowing the first letter is the decisive step.
For the full Monday puzzle lineup, see our guides for NYT Connections #1135 and NYT Strands #869.
