Hint 1, July 9 -- Puzzle #1847 went live at midnight on July 10, 2026. If you haven't solved it yet and prefer to work through it yourself first, three hints are below. The full solution and a note on today's difficulty follow.

The word contains two vowels, and they are the same letter repeated.

Hint 2: It is a noun. Think of water moving through a human-made passage, whether for shipping or irrigation.

Hint 3: The word starts with C and ends with L. One of its consonants appears in the middle of the word.

Wordle #1847 Answer:

CANAL

CANAL is a noun denoting an artificial waterway built to allow passage of boats or to convey water for irrigation. The word descends from Latin "canalis," meaning channel or groove, a root that also prod...