Today’s Wordle Hints & Answer
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Today’s Wordle Hints — 6 Progressive Clues
1Word ShapeHow Many Vowels Are in Today’s Wordle?Vowel count is one of the fastest early filters in Wordle. Knowing how many standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U) today’s word contains — some answers have none — quickly removes whole families of words from your list.Reveal Hint 1
Today’s answer is an adjective and contains 2 standard vowels (from A, E, I, O, U). The letter Y also appears — Y sometimes works as a vowel.
2Context ClueWhere Would You Use This Word?Before a single letter is confirmed, a scene or situation can point your brain at the right corner of the dictionary. Picture where this word gets used, and candidate words often suggest themselves.Reveal Hint 2
Picture an old pair of socks that has seen too many miles, or a slice of Swiss cheese. That is the world today’s word lives in.
3Opening LetterWhat Letter Does Today’s Wordle Start With?The first letter is the highest-value single clue in the game. Starting letters are not spread evenly across the alphabet — a handful of letters open far more answers than the rest, so confirming position 1 shrinks the field fast.Reveal Hint 3
Today’s word starts with the letter H.
4Letter BehaviorDoes Today’s Wordle Have Repeated Letters?Roughly one in six Wordle answers repeats a letter, and repeats are the number-one streak killer, because most players never test for them. Knowing either way changes how you spend your remaining guesses.Reveal Hint 4
There are no repeated letters in today’s answer. All five letters are different.
5Position PatternWhat Is the Letter Pattern?Two fixed letters plus the shape of the word is usually decisive. Once the skeleton is known, only a handful of real words can still fit it — this is often the hint that cracks the puzzle.Reveal Hint 5
The second letter is O and the word ends with Y. Your pattern is: H O _ _ Y.
6Meaning ClueWhat Does Today’s Word Mean?The definition is the strongest clue of all. If the meaning clicks, you can often solve the puzzle outright — and skip the answer section below entirely.Reveal Hint 6
It means “full of holes”. Careful: it sounds exactly like a word meaning sacred or divine — but the spelling is completely different.
Today’s Wordle Answer
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The answer to Wordle #1953 for October 24, 2026 is HOLEY — an adjective meaning “full of holes”, as in “His holey old socks finally went in the bin.” Note the E before the Y — that spelling is what makes this one tricky.
How Hard Is Today’s Wordle?
Challenging — a Hard 7.5 out of 10. Reports put the average solve at around 5.5 guesses out of 6, which makes #1953 one of the tougher recent puzzles. The traps: an uncommon first letter, a Y ending, and a spelling that looks like a typo of a much more common word.
Yesterday’s Wordle Answer
Yesterday’s answer (October 23, 2026, puzzle #1952) was:
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Recent Wordle Answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2026 | #1952 | TRILL | Medium+ |
| Oct 22, 2026 | #1951 | RESET | Medium |
| Oct 21, 2026 | #1950 | PENNY | Medium+ |
| Oct 20, 2026 | #1949 | WREST | Medium |
| Oct 19, 2026 | #1948 | STINK | Medium |
| Oct 18, 2026 | #1947 | ADORN | Easy |
| Oct 17, 2026 | #1946 | GAFFE | Medium |
| Oct 16, 2026 | #1945 | SHADY | Medium+ |
| Oct 15, 2026 | #1944 | DUNCE | Easy |
| Oct 14, 2026 | #1943 | PSYCH | Hard |
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Before anything is published here, the day’s answer is cross-checked against two independent sources. The six hints are then written from that confirmed answer. If sources ever disagree, we hold the post until it is resolved — a wrong hint is worse than a late one. Whether you need one quick wordle hint today or the full answer, start at the top and stop as soon as you can solve it.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is today’s Wordle answer?
Today’s answer is in the tile reveal section above, so you can try the hints first. Puzzle #1953 is for Saturday, October 24, 2026.
What time does a new Wordle come out?
A new puzzle appears at midnight in your own local time zone, and everyone in the world gets the same word for that calendar day.
How many guesses do you get in Wordle?
Six. Each guess must be a valid five-letter English word, and the tiles turn green, yellow or gray to show how close you were.
Is this site affiliated with The New York Times?
No. Wordle Hints Today is an independent, unofficial fan guide. Wordle is a trademark of The New York Times Company.
What is Wordle?
Wordle is a free daily five-letter guessing game from The New York Times. You get one puzzle a day and six guesses to crack it — every answer is exactly five letters long.
Can you play past Wordle puzzles?
The official game only ever offers today’s puzzle; yesterday’s disappears at midnight. If you want to look back, our answer archive lists every past answer we have published.
What happens when you lose a Wordle game?
The answer is revealed on the screen, your current streak resets to zero and your playing statistics update. A brand-new puzzle arrives at midnight, so tomorrow is a fresh start.
What are some good tips for Wordle beginners?
Open with a vowel-rich word that uses five different letters, never reuse a letter that turned grey, and always move a yellow letter somewhere new. If you get stuck, our Best Wordle Starting Words guide breaks down the strongest openers.
What is Wordle Hard Mode?
Hard Mode forces every guess to use all the hints you have already revealed — green letters must stay put and yellow letters must be reused. You can toggle it on or off in the game’s settings at any time.