Wordle puzzle #1,740 landed on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, and the answer was a comparative adjective that most players encounter regularly in everyday speech. If you're still working through it or just want to confirm your result, here's everything you need.
Quick answer: The Wordle answer for March 25, 2026 (puzzle #1,740) is WISER.
Hints for Wordle #1,740
If you'd rather work toward the solution on your own before scrolling to the confirmed answer, these progressive clues should narrow things down without giving it away outright.
| Hint | Detail |
|---|---|
| Repeated letters | None — all five letters are unique |
| Vowel count | Two vowels (I and E) |
| First letter | W |
| Last letter | R |
| Rare letters | No J, Q, X, or Z |
| Meaning | Describes someone with more understanding or knowledge than another person |
Both consonants that bookend the word — W and R — are relatively common in English, but W as a starting letter trips up a lot of players because it doesn't appear in most popular opener words like STARE, ADIEU, or TRAIN.
Wordle #1,740 answer — WISER
The solution is WISER, the comparative form of "wise." It traces back to Old English wīs, meaning "knowledgeable" or "prudent," which itself descends from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz ("knowing"). The -er suffix simply marks the comparative — "more wise."
Recent Wordle answers (late March 2026)
Knowing which words have already appeared helps you avoid wasting guesses. Here are the solutions from the days surrounding this puzzle.
| Date | Puzzle # | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| March 25 | 1,740 | WISER |
Picking a strong starting word
The letters E, A, R, S, and T appear most frequently across English five-letter words, so any opener that packs several of those into one guess gives you the best statistical shot at early green and yellow tiles. Words like STARE, CRANE, and SLATE are perennial favorites. Trying to fit at least two different vowels into your first guess also helps eliminate large swaths of the word list quickly.
For a puzzle like WISER, the tricky part is that W rarely shows up in common starters. That's why a second guess matters just as much — once your opener reveals which common letters are in play, pivoting to less obvious starting consonants like W, F, or G on your second or third attempt can close the gap fast.
Wordle resets daily at midnight in your local time zone, so a new five-letter puzzle is always waiting. If you didn't crack #1,740, don't sweat it — the streak resets, but the fun doesn't.