Wordle #1779
Wordle Answer — Thursday, February 5, 2026
The answer was a 5-letter verb/noun
S
W
O
O
P
Definition
SWOOPverb/noun
To move in a sudden, swift, sweeping curve, as a bird descending on prey; or the act of doing so.
The hawk began to swoop down from the treetop the moment it spotted the mouse in the grass.
Was this a hard one?
SWOOP contains a double O, which many players may not anticipate, and the uncommon SW- opening combination can throw solvers off early. The clustering of rounded vowels in the middle makes common vowel-placement strategies less effective.
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