Wordle #1972 Hints for Nov. 12: Answer Is KARAT, a Gold Purity Unit
Wordle puzzle No. 1,972 for Thursday, November 12, 2026 has a double vowel and starts with K. Here are the hints in spoiler-safe order, followed by the answer, yesterday's solution and the other New York Times puzzles of the day.
Today’s Wordle #1972 hints for Thursday, November 12, 2026 point to a five-letter word that begins with K, ends with T and repeats one vowel. The full answer is further down, after the clues.
It is a tricky one. Few players open with a K word, and the double vowel can trip up anyone who rules out a letter after one use.
Hints for Wordle No. 1,972
Read one clue at a time and stop when you have enough.
The answer has one repeated letter. It also has just one vowel, but that vowel appears twice, so you will see it in two spots.
The first letter is K. The last letter is T.
The word is a noun. It names a unit used to measure the purity of gold.
Spoiler warning: the answer follows.
Today’s Wordle answer
The answer is KARAT.
One Wordle guide describes it as two vowels and three consonants, which matches the A appearing twice. The repeated letter is the A.
Yesterday’s answer and other puzzles
Wednesday’s puzzle, No. 1,971 on November 11, was BLESS.
The New York Times also published its other daily games for November 12. They include the Mini Crossword, Connections No. 1,250, Connections: Sports Edition No. 780 and Strands No. 984.
How Wordle works
Josh Wardle created Wordle in 2021, and The New York Times later acquired it after it surged in popularity. The goal is to guess a hidden five-letter English word in six attempts.
After each guess, tile colors give feedback. Green means the letter is in the word and in the right spot. Yellow means the letter is in the word but in the wrong spot. Gray means it is not in the word at all.
Every player worldwide gets the same puzzle each day. A new word arrives at midnight in your local time zone.
Guides suggest opening with a word built from common letters, such as CRANE, SLATE, AUDIO, EARTH, SOARE or ARISE. They also warn against dismissing repeats too early, since answers such as SHEEP or BLOOM reuse a letter.
With two guesses left, the advice is to avoid wild stabs and pick words that fit every clue you already hold. Missed puzzles can be played in the official Wordle archive.
