Wordle #851
Wordle Answer — Wednesday, May 20, 2026
The answer was a 5-letter noun/verb
W
R
E
C
K
Definition
WRECKnoun/verb
The destruction or ruin of something, especially a vehicle or ship, or to cause such destruction.
The salvage team discovered the wreck of an old fishing boat just offshore.
Was this a hard one?
WRECK is tricky because it begins with the uncommon consonant cluster 'WR' and ends with the rare double-C-K pattern, both of which players tend to overlook. The silent 'W' in the 'WR' pairing is also an unusual feature that can throw off phonetic guessers.
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