Wordle Hints

Wordle #1377

Wordle Hints and Answer for Sunday, January 11, 2026

Stuck on today's Wordle? You're in the right place! Below you'll find hints that start vague and get more specific. Try to solve it with as few hints as possible.

Today's puzzle is rated Hard difficulty, so you may need extra hints! The answer is a noun with 2 vowels and uses less common letters.

Difficulty: Hard
noun

Letter Facts

Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Repeats
No
Letters
Less Common

Recommended Starting Words

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Recommended Starting Words

QUIRKROASTBLANK

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to the world of science, specifically the study of matter and the universe.

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Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might encounter this term in a physics classroom or when learning about atoms and subatomic particles.

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Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word starts with the letter Q.

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Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

This is one of the fundamental building blocks of matter, combining to form protons and neutrons.

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Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with PARK.

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Final Clue

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Final Clue

It starts with Q and ends with K. Murray Gell-Mann named these elementary particles, and they come in six flavors.

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Answer

QUARK

A quark is an elementary particle and a fundamental constituent of matter. Physicist Murray Gell-Mann coined the term in 1964, borrowing it from a line in James Joyce's Finnegans Wake. Quarks combine to form composite particles called hadrons, with protons and neutrons being the most stable examples.

Strategy Tip

Today's puzzle features the letter Q without the typical QU pairing followed by a vowel. Words with Q are rare in Wordle, so if you suspect an unusual letter might be in play, try a word containing Q early to either confirm or eliminate it.