Wordle #644
Wordle Answer — Thursday, February 26, 2026
The answer was a 5-letter noun/verb
L
A
N
C
E
Definition
LANCEnoun/verb
A long spear used as a weapon by a mounted soldier, or as a verb, to cut open with a sharp instrument such as a medical lancet.
The surgeon decided to lance the infected wound to allow it to drain properly.
Was this a hard one?
LANCE is moderately tricky because players may overlook the uncommon vowel-consonant pattern with the 'A' sandwiched between two consonant pairs. It can also be confused with similar five-letter words like DANCE, FANCY, or PRANCE, leading players down the wrong path after partial matches.
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