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Today’s Wordle starts with S and ends with E and has two vowels.
The word refers to a sudden, powerful forward or upward movement. It is often used in the context of electricity, crowds, financial markets or tides.
The NYT Wordle answer for February 12, 2026, is SURGE, a dynamic word that can act as both a noun and a verb.
NYT Wordle today for February 12 (Thursday) is all about momentum. It uses fairly common letters. Refrain from the ‘URGE’ to not use rare vowels. It’s a word that feels active and urgent, perfectly fitting for a mid-week brain teaser. If you’ve been watching the waves or checking your power bill lately, you might already have the solution in mind.
Ready to charge up your score? Let's break down the latest Wordle hints and an expert walkthrough curated for navigating today's puzzle. Scroll to the bottom of the article to find some unique fun facts about today’s solution word!
Before the big reveal, here is your chance to crack the code:
This word is a favorite in financial headlines, mostly used when the Dow Jones ____ or when Bitcoin prices ____ to new highs.
It rhymes with words like ‘purge’ and ‘verge’. It’s a synonym for ‘rise’, ‘grow’, and ‘jump’.
If you’ve ever felt a sudden rush of adrenaline, you’ve experienced this word internally.
I solved Wordle #1699 by sticking to a vowel-first strategy and then quickly locking in the structure of the word.
First Guess: ADIEU - I opened with a classic. Today, it was a solid start, lighting up the ‘U’ and ‘E’ in yellow. This means these two vowels are in the words but in the wrong spots (yellow).
Second Guess: STARE- Testing common consonants like ‘S’, ‘T’, and ‘R’ while checking the placement of ‘E’ seemed like a safe bet. This was a breakthrough move. The ‘S’ and ‘E’ turned green (right letters in the correct spot). I also found a new letter ‘R’ (yellow), giving me the skeleton: S _ _ _ E.
Third Guess: SUGAR- The desire to find the remaining two letters of today’s Wordle solution led me to this risky guess. It turned out to be a high-risk, high-reward choice, revealing a green ‘U’ in second position and a yellow G in the third place.
Mistakes to Avoid: In a puzzle like today's, the biggest trap is the ‘S_ _ R E’ rabbit hole. If you lock in the ‘S’ and the ‘E’ while finding a yellow ‘R’, you might spend five guesses cycling through SCARE, SHORE, SCORE, STORE, and SPARE. Remember, don’t skip rare vowels like ‘U’ in early guesses. Use a word like ROUGH or GRUBS to rule out those possibilities.
Another mistake is assuming the word relates directly to physical strength. The connection to power can be electrical, emotional, or financial. Keeping your interpretation broad helps. Finally, do not ignore flexible words that can act as both nouns and verbs. NYT Wordle frequently chooses words with dual usage.
Final Logic: If you have played the game just like I did or are planning to, you would get the word structure S U _ _ E by your third guess. We have already ruled out ‘R’ in the fourth place in our second guess. This leaves us with ‘R’ in the third position and your Wordle board looking like S U R _ E.
If you still want to be sure, check the solution for Wordle today below with some fun facts!
The answer to Wordle #1699 is SURGE.
The word SURGE comes from the Latin word ‘surgere’, which means ‘to rise.’ It’s a linguistic cousin to words like ‘insurgent’ (one who rises up) and ‘source’ (where water rises from).
The Shakespeare Connection: It was originally used more poetically to describe the rising of the sea or the swelling of a crowd's spirit. Shakespeare used ‘surge’ in Othello (Act II, Scene I) to describe a violent sea: "The wind-shaked surge, with high and monstrous mane..."
Geological Phenomenon: A ‘surging glacier’ is a rare type of glacier that can move up to 100 times faster than a normal glacier for a short period.
Medical Terminology: In medicine, ‘the surge’ is another term for ‘terminal lucidity.’ It is a phenomenon where a patient with severe dementia or illness suddenly regains consciousness, memory, and energy shortly before death.
Today's puzzle might have made you wonder if the NYT Wordle Editor is reading too much about the financial markets lately. Could it be a silent nod to the ‘surging gold prices’ or ‘surging tariffs’? After all, NYT Wordle today was a classic example of momentum.
Once you found the ‘S’ and the ‘E’, the puzzle became a search for the ‘engine’ in the middle. It was a refreshing challenge that reminded us how a single ‘jolt’ of the right letter can change the whole game.
Come back tomorrow for more Wordle hints, tips, and my daily walkthrough!
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