Wordle #1,739 landed on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, and it gave plenty of players trouble thanks to a repeated vowel hiding in the middle of the word. If you're still working through your guesses, the hints below will nudge you toward the solution without spoiling it outright. And if you just want the answer, scroll down.
Quick answer: The Wordle answer for March 24, 2026 (puzzle #1,739) is BROOD.
Wordle #1,739 Hints
Try these clues one at a time before jumping to the full solution. Each one narrows the field a little more.
| Hint | Detail |
|---|---|
| Number of vowels | One unique vowel, but it appears twice |
| Double letter? | Yes — the letter O shows up in two spots |
| First letter | B |
| Last letter | D |
| Meaning clue | Offspring, especially a family of young birds; also means to dwell on dark thoughts |
With only one distinct vowel repeated twice and consonants bookending the word, a strong opening guess like STARE or ADIEU will quickly eliminate common letters and point you toward the double-O pattern.
Wordle #1,739 Answer
The answer is BROOD. The word functions as both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it refers to a group of young animals — most often chicks hatched at the same time. As a verb, it means to think anxiously or moodily about something for a long time. That dual nature is part of what makes it a satisfying Wordle pick: it's a common English word, yet the double O in the middle catches people off guard because many solvers don't test for repeated vowels early.
Recent Wordle Answers (March 19–24, 2026)
Knowing which words have already appeared helps you avoid wasting guesses. Here's the recent run leading up to and including puzzle #1,739.
| Date | Puzzle # | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| March 19 | 1,734 | REHAB |
| March 20 | 1,735 | OASIS |
| March 21 | 1,736 | SLICK |
| March 22 | 1,737 | BASIL |
| March 23 | 1,738 | SERIF |
| March 24 | 1,739 | BROOD |
Why Double Letters Are So Tricky in Wordle
Wordle's feedback system marks each tile green, yellow, or gray based on position and presence — but it doesn't explicitly tell you a letter is used more than once. A single yellow O in your first guess might lead you to place one O correctly while never suspecting a second one exists. This is exactly the trap BROOD sets. Players who locked in the B and D early often burned guesses cycling through single-O words like BLOOD or BLOOM before landing on the right vowel arrangement.
One practical counter-strategy is to include a word with double letters somewhere in your first three guesses. Something like GEESE, LLAMA-adjacent patterns, or even FLOOD can reveal whether the puzzle is hiding a repeat.
Starter Word Strategy
There's no single "correct" opening word, but the math favors guesses loaded with high-frequency letters. E, A, R, S, and T appear in the most five-letter English words, so openers like STARE, CRANE, or SLATE tend to eliminate large chunks of the word list in one shot. Pairing that with a second guess that covers O, I, and common consonants like N and L gives you strong coverage heading into guess three.
For puzzles like BROOD, though, the real edge comes from being willing to test double letters before you feel certain about them. Wordle's Hard Mode — which forces you to reuse confirmed letters in every subsequent guess — makes this even more important, because you can't "waste" a guess on an exploratory word once you've locked in green tiles.
Wordle resets daily at midnight in your local time zone, so a fresh five-letter puzzle is always just hours away. If BROOD gave you trouble, take it as a reminder to keep double letters on your radar — they show up more often than most players expect.