Wordle #987
Wordle Answer — Sunday, January 18, 2026
The answer was a 5-letter noun
S
U
M
A
C
Definition
SUMACnoun
A shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, whose dried and ground berries are used as a tangy, reddish spice common in Middle Eastern cooking.
She sprinkled sumac over the hummus to add a citrusy, deep red finish to the dish.
Was this a hard one?
SUMAC trips up many Wordle players because the letter C at the end is unexpected — most five-letter words ending in a consonant cluster don't follow this pattern. The uncommon combination of U and M in the middle also makes it hard to guess without specific culinary knowledge of the spice.
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