The Wordle answer today, November 12, 2026 (#1972), is KARAT. Thursday’s five-letter solution is a noun connected with gold purity, and its repeated A is the detail to watch if you have found some of the letters but cannot finish the word.
Today’s Wordle answer: KARAT
K · A · R · A · T
Hints for November 12:
- Think of a term used when describing gold jewellery.
- The answer is a noun.
- It contains two vowel positions, occupied by the same vowel.
- It begins with K and ends with T.
- The repeated letter is A, in the second and fourth positions.
The complete spelling is K-A-R-A-T. There are four distinct letters across the five positions: K, A, R and T. The consonants occupy the first, third and fifth positions, with an A between each pair. If your remaining pattern is K-A-blank-A-blank, the missing letters are R and T.
Karat measures the relative amount of pure gold in an alloy on a scale of 24 parts. The word therefore belongs with descriptions of gold’s purity rather than the shape or design of a piece of jewellery. The meaning clue and the unusual initial K work together to distinguish today’s spelling.
The repeated vowel is worth checking separately from the other letters. Finding one A does not complete its role in this answer: KARAT needs another A two positions later. A partly completed board can therefore look more open than it really is if you are only considering words with five different letters.
The official NYT Wordle Review for puzzle #1972 confirms KARAT as the November 12 answer and identifies it as a noun. Its letter hints include T as a consonant and A as a vowel.
For an earlier puzzle, revisit our November 10 Wordle answer. You can also find other daily puzzle guides in our Word Games coverage.
