Wordle #1725 Answer & Hints — March 10, 2026

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#1725

March 10, 2026 — Today’s Solution

Six tries to guess one five-letter word. Tap the tiles below to reveal letters one by one — or scroll down for progressively stronger hints before uncovering the full answer.

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📅 #1725 Puzzle Number

🔤 2 Vowels Vowel Count

📖 Noun / Verb Part of Speech

🌊 Nature Category

Hints

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Today’s word can be used as both a noun and a verb in everyday English.

Part of Speech

It contains two vowels — one in position 3 and one in position 4, sitting side by side in the middle of the word.

Vowels

The word starts with SH — a very recognisable two-letter combination that begins many common English words.

First Letters

As a noun, it refers to a shallow area of water — a sandbar or reef just below the surface, hazardous to boats and ships.

Definition 1

It can also mean a large group of fish swimming together — think of the ocean teeming with life just beneath the waves.

Definition 2

The word follows the pattern S-H-_-_-L — five letters, ending in L, with two vowels in the middle positions 3 and 4.

Pattern

Letter Breakdown

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Position 1 S S is one of the most common Wordle starting letters — a great position for openers like STARE or SLATE

Position 2 H H in position 2 following S creates the SH- cluster — a distinctive start that narrows the field quickly

Position 3 O First vowel — O in position 3 with A right beside it creates the OA vowel pair, a tricky combination

Position 4 A Second vowel — the OA vowel pair is the heart of this word and the trickiest part to pin down

Position 5 L L is a solid final letter — once you have SH and the -OAL ending, the word clicks into place

Example Solve Path

A strong route to the answer in 4 guesses

Guess 1 · STARE — S confirmed pos 1 (green); A is in the word but wrong position; T, R, E ruled out

Guess 2 · SHAWL — S, H, L all confirmed; A still in word but not pos 3; W ruled out

Guess 3 · All green — Solved in 3! 🔒 Reveal the answer below to see the word

Guesses 4–6 unused — scroll down and reveal the answer to confirm

Word Info

📖 Definition

Noun: A shallow area of water; a sandbar, reef or submerged bank hazardous to navigation
Noun (2): A large group of fish or other marine creatures swimming together
Verb: To become shallow; (of water) to grow less deep
In a sentence: “The ship ran aground on an unexpected shoal.”

🔍 Word Notes

Letters: S · H · O · A · L (5 letters)
Pattern: Consonant – Consonant – Vowel – Vowel – Consonant
Vowels: O (pos 3) and A (pos 4) — adjacent vowel pair
Ends in: -OAL (also: coal, foal, goal, moal)
Difficulty: Hard — the OA vowel pair and SH- start are easy to miss

Strategy Tips

Improve your streak

🎯 The -OAL Family Once you confirm the -OAL ending, think of words in this family: COAL, FOAL, GOAL, SHOAL. The tricky part is identifying the starting consonant cluster — SH- is harder to land on than a single letter opener.

🌊 Adjacent Vowels Words with two vowels side-by-side (like OA, EA, OU) are particularly tricky in Wordle. Most standard openers won’t place two vowels in adjacent positions, so OA combinations often survive several guesses undetected.

💡 Strong Openers STARE, CRANE, SLATE, or AUDIO are ideal starting words. For today’s puzzle, STARE would lock in S (green, pos 1) and flag A as present but misplaced — giving you two solid footholds in a single guess.

The Answer

SHOAL

Noun / Verb · 5 letters · 2 vowels · -OAL ending

A shoal is a shallow stretch of water — a hidden sandbar, reef, or submerged bank that can run a vessel aground. It also means a large school of fish, from the Old English scolu, meaning a multitude or crowd. As a verb, water shoals when it becomes progressively less deep.

🌊 Coral shoal

🐟 Shoal of fish

⚓ Hidden shoal

🗺️ Shoal waters

🚢 Ran aground on a shoal

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