Wordle Answer SMILE Gives Musicians a Wordle No. 1,807 Clue
Wordle No. 1,807 on Sunday, May 31, gave players the answer SMILE, and the clue set leaned into a word many non-musicians would miss. CNET also flagged the puzzle as very tricky, which fits a solution that can look ordinary until the musical meaning clicks.
May 31 Wordle clues
The puzzle had one repeated letter, two vowels, and one vowel appeared twice. It began with E and pointed to a short musical composition designed to help a musician practice a skill. That combination narrowed the field fast for anyone tracking letter patterns, but the musical reference kept it from feeling like a standard solve.
The same tip sheet also steered readers toward other New York Times puzzles, including Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands. It also leaned on a letter-frequency guide for English words, the kind of practical aid that can shave off guesses when the grid turns stubborn.
No. 1,806 and Sunday
May 30, 2026 had already produced SMILE as the answer for Wordle No. 1,806, so the weekend presented back-to-back puzzles with the same solution listed in the background facts. That repetition is the awkward part for solvers: a word can feel fresh in one day’s puzzle and still reappear in the next day’s clue set with a different path to the finish.
For readers working the puzzle on Sunday, the useful takeaway is simple: start with the E clue, keep the repeated letter in view, and treat the answer as a word that belongs as much in a practice room as in a casual guess. Once the musical definition appears, the puzzle stops being a vocabulary test and becomes a recognition test.
