NEW YORK — The New York Times Wordle puzzle for Friday, May 22, 2026, is No. 1,798, with the solution "VOCAL," an adjective that challenged many players with its combination of common and less frequent letters.

Players had six attempts to guess the five-letter word. Feedback used colored tiles: green for correct letters in the right position, yellow for correct letters in the wrong position, and gray for letters not in the word.

According to The New York Times Wordle Review, today's word is VOCAL. It means "having a voice; capable of speaking or making oral sounds," per Webster's New World College Dictionary.

The puzzle took testers an average of around 4.2 guesses. Many players solved it in three or four attempts, though some needed five or six due to the vowel placement and the less common "V" starting letter.

Yesterday's answer for puzzle No. 1,797 on May 21 was AGREE.

Wordle, created by Josh Wardle and acquired by The New York Times in 2022, continues to attract millions of daily players worldwide. The game resets at midnight local time and offers one unique puzzle per day with no repeats.

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