Today's Wordle Hints (#1,938)
Work through these one at a time. Each one gives away a little more.
Hint 1 — Repeated letters: none.
Hint 2 — Vowels: Two vowels A,O
Hint 3 — First letter: [Today's answer starts with _M__.]
Hint 4 — Last letter: [Today's answer ends with _R__.]
Hint 5 — Meaning: Very important or significant in size, effect, or importance.
If that's enough to get you there, go finish your puzzle. If not, the answer is right below.
Today's Wordle Answer
⚠️ Spoiler ahead — scroll only when you're ready.
The Wordle #1,938 answer for October 9, 2026 is:
How Wordle Works, in Case You're New
Each day, Wordle gives players the same task: uncover a secret five-letter word in six guesses or fewer. Type in a real word, and the tiles respond: green for a letter that's correct and in place, yellow for a letter that belongs in the word but sits in the wrong spot, and gray for a letter that isn't in the word anywhere. The puzzle is the same for everyone on a given day, no matter where they are, and a new one appears right at midnight in each player's own time zone. The whole challenge is squeezing enough information out of six guesses to land on the word before they run out.
Yesterday's Wordle Answer
Playing on a delay, or checking after the fact? Wordle #1,937, for October 8, 2026, was STREW.
Recent Wordle Answers
A quick reference for the last week, in case you fell behind or want to settle an argument about a recent puzzle.
| Wordle # | Date | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1,931 | October 2, 2026 | USURY |
| 1,932 | October 3, 2026 | PEEVE |
| 1,933 | October 4, 2026 | SHACK |
| 1,934 | October 5, 2026 | MOCHA |
| 1,935 | October 6, 2026 | DIMLY |
| 1,936 | October 7, 2026 | Prove |
| 1,937 | October 8, 2026 | STREW |
Choosing a Strong Starting Word
The strongest openers are the ones that teach you the most, regardless of whether they happen to be right. Favor letters that appear often in five-letter words — E, A, R, T, O, I, N, S are the usual suspects — and avoid repeats so each letter you test is a fresh data point. Words like ARISE, STARE, ALOFT and ROUTE fit that description well.
Don't overlook common endings either — -ER, -LY, -ED and -ING show up at the end of plenty of English words, so keeping an eye on likely endings can narrow things down almost as fast as a strong opener.
After a couple of rounds, letting go of confirmed grays and re-testing yellows in new spots matters more than the opening word ever did. Our Wordle Solver can take over that filtering for you at any point.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is today's Wordle answer?
For October 9, 2026 (Wordle #1,938), the answer is MAJOR. The full word is revealed further down this page inside the tile-reveal box if you'd rather check it there.
What Wordle number is today?
Today's puzzle is Wordle #1,938, played on October 9, 2026. The number increases by exactly one every calendar day, with no skipped or repeated numbers since the game's 2021 launch.
What is Wordle, and who made it?
Wordle is a free daily word-guessing game created by software engineer Josh Wardle, originally built in 2013 as a personal project before its public release in 2021. The New York Times acquired it in early 2022 and still runs it today at nytimes.com/games/wordle.
How many guesses do I get in Wordle?
Six guesses total. Every guess must be a real, accepted five-letter word — Wordle will reject non-words — and the tile colors update after each attempt to tell you which letters are right and where.
Does the Wordle answer change at midnight?
Yes. A new Wordle unlocks at 12:00 a.m. in each player's own local time zone, not at a single global time, so the puzzle can change for you before or after it changes for a friend in a different zone.
Is this site affiliated with Wordle or The New York Times?
No. This is an independent, unofficial fan page that reports the daily answer and hints. Wordle is a trademark owned and operated by The New York Times Company.
Can I play past Wordle puzzles?
Not through the public game itself — The New York Times removed open access to past puzzles. An official archive does exist, but it's limited to NYT Games subscribers. This page's recent-answers table is a free way to check back a few days.
What should I do if the hints don't help me finish the puzzle?
Type what you already know — your green, yellow and gray letters — into our free Wordle Solver, and it will filter a full word list down to only the entries that still fit your clues.
What is Wordle Bot?
Wordle Bot is a tool published by The New York Times that analyzes your completed game and compares your guesses to a mathematically optimal strategy, scoring how efficient each of your guesses was.
More Puzzle Help
- Wordle Solver — enter your clues to filter possible words yourself
- Block Blast Solver — help with that game's board puzzles
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