Play Wordle #1902
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Wordle #1902 hints
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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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Are any letters repeated?Gentle hint
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What does it mean?Helpful hint
This sturdy horizontal beam or board holds up a floor or ceiling in a building.
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What's the first letter?Helpful hint
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What's the last letter?Strong hint
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Show me the patternStrong hint
JOTThe pattern is J O _ _ T. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1902
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 #1902
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 #1902 answer
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The answer to Wordle #1902 is JOIST.
Meaning: A horizontal beam or timber that supports a floor or ceiling.
In a sentence: The carpenter replaced the cracked joist before laying the new floorboards.
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Word type
- noun
- Vowels
- 2
Uncommon word with a J and unusual vowel-consonant pattern.
Other words that fit J O _ _ T
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.
- JOINT
- JOIST
- JOUST
JOIST by the numbers
- 1 of the last 106 Wordle answers started with J, and 9 ended with T.
- The least common letter in JOIST, measured across recent answers, is J, which appeared in 2 of 106 answers.
- All five letters are different.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | #1901 | RULER |
| Sep 1 | #1900 | REMIX |
| Aug 31 | #1899 | MOUND |
| Aug 30 | #1898 | INTEL |
| Aug 29 | #1897 | BLOOD |
| Aug 28 | #1896 | TWEEN |
| Aug 27 | #1895 | UNCUT |
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 #1902 questions
What was the Wordle answer on September 3, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1902 on September 3, 2026 was JOIST. It means: A horizontal beam or timber that supports a floor or ceiling.
Was Wordle #1902 hard?
We rated it Hard. Uncommon word with a J and unusual vowel-consonant pattern.
What letters were in Wordle #1902?
JOIST has 2 vowels and five different letters. It starts with J and ends with T.