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Wordle Answer for January 1, 2026

Wordle #1657

Today's Wordle answer

M
A
C
H
O

MACHO

Scores

Scrabble score
12 pts
Words With Friends
13 pts
Letters
5

Letter Breakdown

M
3pt
A
1pt
C
3pt
H
4pt
O
1pt

About This Wordle

The NYT Wordle answer for January 1, 2026 was MACHO (Wordle #1657). In Scrabble, MACHO is worth 12 points using standard tile values. In Words With Friends it scores 13 points.

Wordle #1657 was published on January 1, 2026. Players had six attempts to guess the 5-letter word using colour-coded feedback: green for a correct letter in the right position, yellow for a correct letter in the wrong position, and gray for a letter not in the word.

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