Wordle #889
Wordle Answer — Thursday, October 15, 2026
The answer was a 5-letter noun
D
U
N
C
E
Definition
DUNCEnoun
A person considered slow at learning or lacking intelligence; a dullard or fool.
The teacher never called anyone a dunce, preferring to encourage students who struggled with the material.
Was this a hard one?
DUNCE can be tricky for Wordle players because the uncommon consonant cluster "NC" near the end is easy to overlook, and the word's somewhat archaic, informal tone means it may not be top of mind. Players may also burn guesses cycling through more common endings before landing on "-NCE."
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