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◆ The New York Times

Wordle Hints, Answers & Strategy Guide

Five-letter daily word — 6 guesses, hard mode optional.

Wordle is the New York Times' daily five-letter word game: you get six guesses, and after each one the tiles turn green, yellow or gray to show which letters are right and where. There's one shared puzzle a day, and it resets at midnight local time. TECHi keeps three clean pages for it — spoiler-safe hints and today's answer, yesterday's solution, and an evergreen guide to the rules and best opening words.

Sunday, September 20, 2026

Jump straight to today's (September 20, 2026) hintsCheck yesterday

◆ Three pages, one game

Pick your moment.

Open today’s hints when you are solving now, jump to yesterday if you missed a day, or use the guide when you want rules and strategy.

Catching up? Here are the most recent solutions.

Recent Wordle answers
DatePuzzleAnswer
Sat, Sep 19, 2026Wordle #1918WAKEN
Fri, Sep 18, 2026Wordle #1917SNOWY
Thu, Sep 17, 2026Wordle #1916THETA
Wed, Sep 16, 2026Wordle #1915WISPY
Tue, Sep 15, 2026Wordle #1914DEALT
Mon, Sep 14, 2026Wordle #1913RINSE
Sun, Sep 13, 2026Wordle #1912FOCUS
Sat, Sep 12, 2026Wordle #1911NIFTY
Fri, Sep 11, 2026Wordle #1910ASTER
Thu, Sep 10, 2026Wordle #1909DRYLY
Wed, Sep 9, 2026Wordle #1908BURST
Tue, Sep 8, 2026Wordle #1907LIVEN
Mon, Sep 7, 2026Wordle #1906BLIND
Sun, Sep 6, 2026Wordle #1905BEIGE

◆ Strategy

How to Win at Wordle

The best daily word-game routine is simple: test common letters, protect your remaining guesses, and only chase repeated letters after the board gives you evidence.

Open with balanced letters

Use an opener with common consonants and at least two vowels so the second guess has real information.

Play the pattern, not the word list

Green letters fix the frame. Yellow letters tell you where not to look. Build the next guess from those constraints first.

Delay double letters

Repeated letters can win a late board, but early repeats usually waste coverage unless a clue strongly points there.

Best starting words

Best Wordle starting words
WordWhy it works
SLATECovers two vowels and three high-frequency consonants.
CRANETests common consonants while keeping A and E in play.
RAISEA vowel-heavy opener that still checks R and S.
ROASTUseful when you want O plus a common ending consonant pattern.
TRAINChecks T, R, and N early without repeating letters.

◆ FAQ

Wordle questions, answered

What is the best Wordle starting word?
SLATE, CRANE, RAISE, ROAST, and TRAIN are strong openers because they cover common letters without repeats.
Should I read Wordle hints before the answer?
Yes. The daily page is ordered from hints to reveal, so you can stop before the answer if you still want to solve it yourself.

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