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Wednesday, September 2, 2026. Difficulty: Easy

Wordle #1901 Hints and Answer

Hints and the answer for Wordle #1901, played on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. The hints run from a gentle nudge to the letter pattern, and the answer is kept in the spoiler zone further down.

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Wordle #1901 hints

The hints run from gentle to giveaway. Open one, go back to your game, and only come back if you're still stuck.

  1. How many vowels?Gentle hint

    Today's word has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O or U). It's a noun.

    See every 5-letter word with 2 vowels

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  2. Are any letters repeated?Gentle hint

    Yes, one letter appears more than once.

    See words with repeated letters

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  3. What does it mean?Helpful hint

    A straight strip of wood, plastic, or metal used to measure length or draw straight lines.

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  4. What's the first letter?Helpful hint

    It starts with R.

    5-letter words starting with R

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  5. What's the last letter?Strong hint

    It ends with R.

    5-letter words ending with R

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  6. Show me the patternStrong hint
    RUR

    The pattern is R U _ _ R. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern

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How popular openers scored on #1901

Curious how the most-used starting words do against this puzzle? This shows the colours each one would get and how many 5-letter words would still be possible after it. It gives away letters, so treat it as a medium-strength hint.

Show SLATE, CRANE and AUDIO against Wordle #1901
SLATE
0 green, 2 yellow. 243 words left
CRANE
0 green, 2 yellow. 630 words left
AUDIO
1 green, 0 yellow. 551 words left

Counts come from the 12,653 five-letter words in our Wordle solver list, which includes rare words the NYT never picks, so the real field is smaller. On this puzzle, SLATE narrowed things down the most.

Wordle #1901 answer

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RULER

The answer to Wordle #1901 is RULER.

Meaning: A person who governs a country or territory, or a straight strip marked with units for measuring length.

In a sentence: The ruler on my desk has both inches and centimeters marked on it.

Difficulty
Easy
Word type
noun
Vowels
2

Common everyday word with familiar letters and no repeated letters.

Other words that fit R U _ _ R

These 3 words all share the first two letters and last letter of this puzzle's answer, so they are the ones players most often guess on the way. The answer is highlighted.

  • RUDER
  • RULER
  • RUMOR
RULER by the numbers
  • 8 of the last 106 Wordle answers started with R, and 10 ended with R.
  • The least common letter in RULER, measured across recent answers, is U, which appeared in 22 of 106 answers.
  • It has a repeated letter (R), which catches out many players.

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All past Wordle answers

About Wordle

Wordle is a daily five-letter word puzzle published by The New York Times. You have six guesses, and each letter turns green, yellow or grey to show how close it is. Every player gets the same word each day, which is why archives like this one are useful for checking past answers and spotting patterns. New to the game? Read how to play Wordle, or see which starting words work best on real answers.

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Wordle #1901 questions

What was the Wordle answer on September 2, 2026?

The answer to Wordle #1901 on September 2, 2026 was RULER. It means: A person who governs a country or territory, or a straight strip marked with units for measuring length.

Was Wordle #1901 hard?

We rated it Easy. Common everyday word with familiar letters and no repeated letters.

What letters were in Wordle #1901?

RULER has 2 vowels and the repeated letter R. It starts with R and ends with R.