NEW YORK — Wordle players faced a puzzle Wednesday built around a word many recognized instantly once solved but struggled to pin down early, with Wordle No. 1880 leading solvers through a mix of misdirection before the correct answer came into view.

The word of the day was WIMPY, an informal adjective typically used to describe someone or something perceived as lacking strength, toughness or courage. The word is commonly used in a teasing or mildly insulting way, often applied to describe a person who seems physically weak, easily intimidated, or lacking in confidence. Hint columns published ahead of the reveal described the word as associated with cowardice or a lack of resolve, guidance that pointed solvers toward the answer without spelling it out directly.

Wordle, the daily word-guessing game created by software engineer Josh Wardle and later acquired by The New York Times in a seven-figure deal announced in January 2022, challenges players to identify a hidden five-letter word within six attempts. After each guess, tiles turn green if a letter is correct and in the right position, yellow if the letter appears elsewhere in the word, and gray if the letter does not appear in the word at all. A new puzzle is released daily at midnight in each player's local........

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