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It's time for your guide to today's Wordle answer, featuring my commentary on the latest puzzle, plus a selection of hints designed to help you keep your streak going.
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Want more word-based fun? TechRadar's Quordle today page contains hints and answers for that game, and you can also take a look at our NYT Strands today and NYT Connections today pages for our verdict on two of the New York Times' other brainteasers.
SPOILER WARNING: Today's Wordle answer and hints are below, so don't read on if you don't want to see them.
Marc is TechRadar’s Global Editor in Chief and has been obsessed with Wordle for more than four years. He's authored dozens of articles on the game for TechRadar and its sister site Tom's Guide, including a detailed analysis of the most common letters in Wordle in every position and a guide to the best Wordle start words. He's also played every Wordle ever and only lost once and yes, he takes it all too seriously.
Wordle hints (game #1951) - clue #1 - Vowels
How many vowels does today's Wordle have?
• Wordle today has vowels in two places*.
* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).
Wordle hints (game #1951) - clue #2 - first letter
What letter does today's Wordle begin with?
• The first letter in today's Wordle answer is R.
R is a surprisingly uncommon starting letter. Despite ranking third overall in Wordle, it's merely the 11th most likely to begin an answer.
Wordle hints (game #1951) - clue #3 - repeated letters
Does today's Wordle have any repeated letters?
• There are repeated letters in today's Wordle.
Repeated letters are quite common in the game, with 748 of the 2,309 Wordle answers containing one. However, it's still more likely that a Wordle doesn't have one.
Wordle hints (game #1951) - clue #4 - ending letter
What letter does today's Wordle end with?
• The last letter in today's Wordle is T.
T is a very common letter to end a Wordle answer – in fact only E and Y are more likely in that position.
Wordle hints (game #1951) - clue #5 - last chance
Still looking for more Wordle hints today? Here's an extra one for game #1951.
- Today's Wordle answer is a revision to an original state or position.
If you just want to know today's Wordle answer now, simply scroll down – but I'd always recommend trying to solve it on your own first. We've got lots of Wordle tips and tricks to help you, including a guide to the best Wordle start words.
If you don't want to know today's answer then DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER BECAUSE IT IS PRINTED BELOW. So don't say you weren't warned!
Today's Wordle answer (game #1951)
- NYT average score: 3.5
- My score: 2
- WordleBot's score: 3
- My skill score: 99
- My luck score: 99
- My start word performance: SANER (1 remaining answer)
- WordleBot's start word performance: SLATE (19)
- Tomorrow's start word: SANER
Today's Wordle answer (game #1951) is… RESET.
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Today, the 'Bot finally ended its seemingly infinite run of 4s, scoring a 3 on the very easy RESET — but I scored a 2, so still beat it!
Yes, I know I'm being incredibly childish, but maybe if it hadn't been programmed to be so downright patronizing in its responses then I would be a little more magnanimous about it.
Not that I can take any credit for it today, because my opening SANER left only one option. The hardest part about the game was working out what that one option was, because it wasn't immediately obvious.
So I reverted to tried-and-tested methods. With a green E in place plus yellow S and R there were only seven possible formats:
RS-E-
R-SE-
R--ES
-RSE-
-R-ES
-SRE-
--RES
The good news was that I could rule out most of those right away; there are no words that start RS, and very few within Wordle that end in an S. -RSE- looked promising, but I couldn't think of anything that fit, so I focused on R-SE- and when I saw RESET I knew that I had my answer.
The incredibly low average today of 3.5 points to the fact that many people will have had similar experiences, albeit not quite as easy as mine. STARE left five options, for instance, and RAISE a mere two: the eventual answer plus (I think) RESOW — and I know which of those I would have chosen.
There will be 2s aplenty today, then, but well done to the 'Bot for scoring its plucky 3. Awwwww, isn't it sweet that it tries so hard…
Yesterday's Wordle hints (game #1950)
In a different time zone where it's still Wednesday? Don't worry — I can give you some clues for Wordle #1950, too.
- Wordle yesterday had a vowel in one place*
* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).
- The first letter in yesterday's Wordle answer was P.
P is a very common first letter among Wordle answers. It's the fifth most common in the alphabet and begins 141 solutions in total.
- There were repeated letters in yesterday's Wordle.
Repeated letters are quite common in the game, with 748 of the 2,309 Wordle answers containing one. However, it's still more likely that a Wordle doesn't have one.
- The last letter in yesterday's Wordle was Y.
Y is the second most common ending letter in the game, behind only E. In total, 364 Wordle answers end with a Y.
Still looking for more Wordle hints? Here's an extra one for game #1950.
- Yesterday's Wordle answer is a unit of currency.
Yesterday's Wordle answer (game #1950)
- NYT average score: 3.8
- My score: 3
- WordleBot's score: 4
- My skill score: 86
- My luck score: 67
- My start word performance: SANER (24 remaining answers)
- WordleBot's start word performance: SLATE (329)
- Tomorrow's start word: SANER
Yesterday's Wordle answer (game #1950) was… PENNY.
I was slightly surprised to see PENNY included in Wordle, given that it's a UK currency rather than a US one, and the NYT has a track record of removing words that might have a hint of Britishness about them. However, it turns out that Americans do use PENNY too, although specifically to refer to the physical one-cent coin. Any Americans reading this will of course know this already, but not all Brits will (or indeed Australians or readers from elsewhere in the world — because we're a cosmopolitan bunch here on TechRadar).
Minor uncertainty about its likelihood aside, PENNY was another easy one for me, but another tough challenge for the 'Bot, which had to endure a 13th successive 4. Will that be lucky 13 and the end of this terrible run? Let's hope not!
PENNY's average of 3.8 places it in the same ballpark as STINK and WREST. Unlike either of those, it has a repeated letter — the first since the F in GAFFE, although this is a much easier game than that one. There are no close alternatives other than PENNE and PEONY, which were played by some Wordlers but which are not obvious in the way that SIGHT, LIGHT, MIGHT, FIGHT and RIGHT are if the answer is TIGHT.
I once again owed my good result to a lucky second guess in combination with a pretty lucky opener. SANER had given me a green N and yellow E and had left only two dozen options, so I set about finding them. I only came up with a handful, but there were enough to point me towards LOGIC as my second guess. The 'Bot didn't much like this, but I keep beating it, so I'm not sure I care what it thinks.
It may have been right on this occasion, because LOGIC drew a blank and still left five words. PENNY was one, along with TENTH, BENDY, VENUE and PENNE — but I only thought of the first three of those. PENNY and BENDY were guaranteed to rule out all but the actual answer (out of my three words), whereas TENTH was not — so I went with PENNY and it duly ruled out everything but itself.
I fully expect this all to come crashing down around me soon, don't worry.
Wordle answers: The past 50
I've been playing Wordle every day for more than four years now and have tracked all of the previous answers so I can help you improve your game. Here are the last 50 solutions starting with yesterday's answer, or check out my past Wordle answers page for the full list.
- Wordle #1949, Tuesday 20 October: WREST
- Wordle #1948, Monday 19 October: STINK
- Wordle #1947, Sunday 18 October: ADORN
- Wordle #1946, Saturday 17 October: GAFFE
- Wordle #1945, Friday 16 October: SHADY
- Wordle #1944, Thursday 15 October: DUNCE
- Wordle #1943, Wednesday 14 October: PSYCH
- Wordle #1942, Tuesday 13 October: WIDER
- Wordle #1941, Monday 12 October: YODEL
- Wordle #1940, Sunday 11 October: UNCAP
- Wordle #1939, Saturday 10 October: BUMPY
- Wordle #1938, Friday 9 October: MAJOR
- Wordle #1937, Thursday 8 October: STREW
- Wordle #1936, Wednesday 7 October: PROVE
- Wordle #1935, Tuesday 6 October: DIMLY
- Wordle #1934, Monday 5 October: MOCHA
- Wordle #1933, Sunday 4 October: SHACK
- Wordle #1932, Saturday 3 October: PEEVE
- Wordle #1931, Friday 2 October: USURY
- Wordle #1930, Thursday 1 October: RITZY
- Wordle #1929, Wednesday 30 September: RIVER
- Wordle #1928, Tuesday 29 September: SCUBA
- Wordle #1927, Monday 28 September: TRUNK
- Wordle #1926, Sunday 27 September: SLOOP
- Wordle #1925, Saturday 26 September: ELEGY
- Wordle #1924, Friday 25 September: COPSE
- Wordle #1923, Thursday 24 September: MESSY
- Wordle #1922, Wednesday 23 September: FORTH
- Wordle #1921, Tuesday 22 September: STOKE
- Wordle #1920, Monday 21 September: PAGER
- Wordle #1919, Sunday 20 September: SHONE
- Wordle #1918, Saturday 19 September: WAKEN
- Wordle #1917, Friday 18 September: SNOWY
- Wordle #1916, Thursday 17 September: THETA
- Wordle #1915, Wednesday 16 September: WISPY
- Wordle #1914, Tuesday 15 September: DEALT
- Wordle #1913, Monday 14 September: RINSE
- Wordle #1912, Sunday 13 September: FOCUS
- Wordle #1911, Saturday 12 September: NIFTY
- Wordle #1910, Friday 11 September: ASTER
- Wordle #1909, Thursday 10 September: DRYLY
- Wordle #1908, Wednesday 9 September: BURST
- Wordle #1907, Tuesday 8 September: LIVEN
- Wordle #1906, Monday 7 September: BLIND
- Wordle #1905, Sunday 6 September: BEIGE
- Wordle #1904, Saturday 5 September: SOUPY
- Wordle #1903, Friday 4 September: WAGER
- Wordle #1902, Thursday 3 September: JOIST
- Wordle #1901, Wednesday 2 September: RULER
- Wordle #1900, Tuesday 1 September: REMIX
What is Wordle?
If you're on this page then you almost certainly know what Wordle is already, and indeed have probably been playing it for a while. And even if you've not been playing it, you must surely have heard of it by now, because it's the viral word game phenomenon that took the world by storm in 2022 and is still going strong in 2026.
We've got a full guide to the game in our What is Wordle page, but if you just want a refresher then here are the basics.
What is Wordle?
Wordle challenges you to guess a new five-letter word each day. You get six guesses, with each one revealing a little more information. If one of the letters in your guess is in the answer and in the right place, it turns green. If it's in the answer but in the wrong place, it turns yellow. And if it's not in the answer at all it turns gray. Simple, eh?
It's played online via the Wordle website or the New York Times' Games app (iOS / Android), and is entirely free.
Crucially, the answer is the same for everyone each day, meaning that you're competing against the rest of the world, rather than just against yourself or the game. The puzzle then resets each day at midnight in your local time, giving you a new challenge, and the chance to extend your streak.
What are the Wordle rules?
The rules of Wordle are pretty straightforward, but with a couple of curveballs thrown in for good measure.
1. Letters that are in the answer and in the right place turn green.
2. Letters that are in the answer but in the wrong place turn yellow.
3. Letters that are not in the answer turn gray.
4a. Answers are never plural.
4b. …unless they are. There have been a couple of plural words that don't end in an S or ES, including FUNGI (game #439), ATRIA (#1478) and TEETH (#1551). But S and ES plurals are definitely outlawed.
5. Letters can appear more than once. So if your guess includes two of one letter, they may both turn yellow, both turn green, or one could be yellow and the other green.
6. Each guess must be a valid word in Wordle's dictionary. You can't guess ABCDE, for instance.
7. You do not have to include correct letters in subsequent guesses unless you play on Hard mode.
8. You have six guesses to solve the Wordle.
9. You must complete the daily Wordle before midnight in your timezone.
10a. All answers are drawn from Wordle's list of 2,309 solutions…
10b. …unless they are not. That's because the NYT has added in some of its own words which weren't in that list of 2,309 solutions. More will undoubtedly come over the next few years.
10c. Plus, the NYT has now started repeating answers that have already appeared in Wordle. We have no idea how often it will do this, so you'll need to be on your guard.
11. Wordle will accept a wider pool of words as guesses – some 10,000 of them. For instance, you can guess a plural such as WORDS. It definitely won't be right (see point 4a above), but Wordle will accept it as a guess.
