#1677 Wordle Answer and Hints for 2026-01-21 - CUBIC

Hi! I'm a Wordle fan from China. Here's my Wordle strategy for 2026/01/21. I started with my usual opener ALIKE and SHOUT.

From ALIKE I learned that I is present. From SHOUT I learned that U is present.

Third guess MUDDY revealed U is correct in position 2.

Fourth guess CUBED was a breakthrough! C, U, and B are all correct in positions 1, 2, and 3! Since I is present, the pattern must be CUBI_ or CUB_I.

Answer found in 5 guesses! CUBIC means having the shape of a cube or having three dimensions - like 'a cubic room' or 'cubic feet'! The key insight was using different letter combinations to systematically identify as more letters as possible and their correct positions through elimination, leading directly to CUBIC!