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Puzzle #1728 · March 13, 2026
Friday, March 13, 2026
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#1728
March 13, 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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#1728
Puzzle Number
3 Vowels
Vowel Count
Verb (past)
Part of Speech
Food / Action
Category
Hints
Progressively stronger — no spoilers
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Today’s word is the past tense of a very common verb — one that every living creature must do multiple times a day to survive. It’s one of the most fundamental human activities.
Category
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The word contains three vowels — vowel-heavy words are common traps in Wordle. Two of the three vowels are the same letter, appearing at different positions.
Vowels
03
The word starts with the letter E — a less common starting letter in Wordle. Many standard openers like STARE or CRANE may leave it undetected in round one.
First Letter
04
The word ends in the letter N — a relatively common Wordle ending. The final two letters together form a sound often associated with present-tense verbs converted to adjectives.
Last Letter
05
There is one repeated letter in today’s word — the vowel E appears twice, once at position 1 and again at position 4. Identifying that repeat is the key insight needed to crack this puzzle.
Repeated Letter
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The word follows the pattern E-_-T-E-N — five letters, with E at positions 1 and 4, T at position 3, and N at position 5. The second letter is a vowel as well.
Pattern
Letter Breakdown
Position by position — click to unblur
Position 1
E
E at position 1 is an uncommon Wordle opener — most players’ standard starters won’t lock it in green immediately, making this puzzle start deceptively tricky
Position 2
A
A is the second vowel — with E already at position 1, this word opens with two consecutive vowels (EA-) forming a familiar English digraph
Position 3
T
T sits at the centre — the only consonant in the first four positions. The EA-T combination is a familiar English cluster found in words like “eat,” “heat,” and “beat”
Position 4
E
E returns at position 4 — the repeated vowel that makes this word tricky. Many players will find E in the word early but may miss that it appears twice at positions 1 and 4
Position 5
N
N closes the word — a common final letter in English past-tense participle forms (-EN ending). Once you have E-A-T-E, the N at position 5 snaps the answer into place
Example Solve Path
A strong route to the answer in 3 guesses
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R
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E
Guess 1 · CRANE — A, N, E all in the word but wrong positions; C and R ruled out
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T
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N
E
Guess 2 · ATONE — E confirmed pos 5… wait, reconsider. E at pos 5 green; A & N still misplaced; O, T in this position ruled out
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Guess 3 · All green — Solved in 3! 🎉 Reveal the answer below to confirm
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Guesses 4–6 unused — scroll down and reveal the answer to confirm
Word Info
Definition
Verb (past participle): Past tense and past participle of “eat” — to have consumed food by taking it into the mouth
Adjective use: Describing something that has been consumed — “the eaten apple” or “half-eaten meal”
Phrases: “Eaten alive” (overwhelmed), “what’s eating you?” (what’s troubling you)
In a sentence: “By the time we arrived, all the food had been eaten.”
Adjective use: Describing something that has been consumed — “the eaten apple” or “half-eaten meal”
Phrases: “Eaten alive” (overwhelmed), “what’s eating you?” (what’s troubling you)
In a sentence: “By the time we arrived, all the food had been eaten.”
Word Notes
Letters: E · A · T · E · N (5 letters)
Pattern: Vowel – Vowel – Consonant – Vowel – Consonant
Vowels: E (pos 1), A (pos 2), E (pos 4) — three vowels total
Repeated letter: E appears at positions 1 and 4
Difficulty: Medium — three vowels and the repeated E make it a rewarding solve
Pattern: Vowel – Vowel – Consonant – Vowel – Consonant
Vowels: E (pos 1), A (pos 2), E (pos 4) — three vowels total
Repeated letter: E appears at positions 1 and 4
Difficulty: Medium — three vowels and the repeated E make it a rewarding solve
Strategy Tips
Improve your streak
E-Starting Words
Words beginning with E are less common in Wordle but do appear regularly. ENTER, ELBOW, EVERY, EVOKE — and EATEN — all start with E. When your opener shows E as yellow (present but misplaced), consider placing it at the front on your next guess.
Spot the Repeated Vowel
EATEN has E twice — at positions 1 and 4. When Wordle shows a letter as grey after you’ve already had it confirmed green or yellow elsewhere, that usually means you’ve over-used it. But when a letter disappears and reappears, suspect a double.
Vowel-Dense Openers
EATEN has three vowels — E, A, E. A strong opener like CRANE or AUDIO will immediately flag A and E as present, giving you the raw material to build toward EATEN. Confirming vowels early is always the highest-value first move for vowel-heavy words.
The Answer
E
A
T
E
N
Verb (past participle) · 5 letters · 3 vowels · Repeated E · -EN ending
Eaten is the past participle of the verb “eat” — to have consumed food by taking it into the mouth and swallowing it. From Old English etan, of Germanic origin. Used in passive constructions (“the cake was eaten”) and as an adjective (“a half-eaten sandwich”). A deceptively tricky Wordle answer: vowel-heavy, with three vowels in five letters and a repeated E at positions 1 and 4.
🍽️ Half-eaten
🐛 Eaten alive
🎃 Moth-eaten
🌊 Eaten away
⏳ Worm-eaten
