New Delhi, July 3 -- Friday morning arrived with a word that lives in concert halls, on relay tracks, in parade grounds, and in the hands of law enforcement officers worldwide. The New York Times' Wordle puzzle for July 3, 2026, designated officially as puzzle number 1840, has settled on BATON, a five-letter noun that most players recognize instantly but found surprisingly difficult to isolate under the pressure of a six-guess grid. For anyone who arrived on Friday morning with a streak to protect, today was a genuine test.

If your tiles stayed stubbornly gray and yellow deep into the third and fourth rows, you were in very good company.

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