#1681 Wordle Answer and Hints for 2026-01-25 - STRUT

Hi! I'm a Wordle fan from China. Here's my Wordle strategy for 2026/01/25. I started with my usual opener ALIKE and SHOUT.

ALIKE eliminated A, L, I, K, E - none were in the answer. From SHOUT I learned that S, U, and T are correct.

Third guess CUBED and fourth guess MONEY eliminated all letters - none of C, B, D, M, N, Y were in the answer.

Fourth guess FROGS revealed that R is present but not in position 2. Since position 1, 4, 5 were already confirmed, R must be in position 3. Now I had the pattern S_RUT with just one letter to figure out!

Answer found in 6 guesses! STRUT means to walk with a proud, stiff gait or to stand in a proud or defiant manner - like 'strutting down the street' or 'strutting around the room'! The key insight was using ALIKE to quickly identify S, U, and T in their correct positions, then using elimination with SHOUT, CUBED, MONEY, and FROGS to deduce the remaining letters, leading directly to STRUT!