The Wordle streak-killer: Why May 10’s puzzle is leaving players stumped (and how to save your streak)
If you’re scratching your head trying to solve today’s Wordle, you’re not the only one. The puzzle for May 10, 2026, puzzle #1,786, is one of the more difficult Wordles that The New York Times has served up so far this year.
The New York Times’ Wordlebot says that today’s puzzle has an average of 4.6 guesses, which is definitely on the higher end.
What makes today’s Wordle so difficult? We’re not going to be giving the answer away just yet (check out our Wordle hints for that or scroll down below the spoiler warning), but the biggest reason is that a single letter appears twice. It’s a familiar word, but that double letter definitely tripped me (and plenty of other Wordle players) up.
Here’s one hint to help you solve today’s difficult puzzle — the twice-repeated letter is a vowel. While the repeated letter is very common, its placement is not, with one of the vowels showing up at the end of the word. That makes it unlikely that many will figure it out within the allotted number of guesses.
According to the Wordlebot, just 4% of players figured it out on the second turn; 8% solved it in three tries, 37% solved it in four, 75.7% by turn five, and 94.7 got the correct answer in six, which leaves a little over 5% who could not solve the puzzle.
Today’s puzzle still pales In comparison to the hardest Wordles of 2025; last year, TIZZY received a 5.4 rating by the WordleBot, and EAGER was an incredible 6.0.
Today’s Wordle answer
So, what is today’s Wordle answer for game #1,786? Drumroll please…
Without further delay, check out the answer for May 10’s Wordle — it’s PARKA.
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