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Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Difficulty: Medium

Wordle #1915 Hints and Answer

Hints and the answer for Wordle #1915, played on Wednesday, September 16, 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 #1915 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 1 vowel (A, E, I, O or U). It's an adjective.

    See every 5-letter word with 1 vowel

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  2. Are any letters repeated?Gentle hint

    No, all five letters are different.

    See words without repeated letters

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  3. What does it mean?Helpful hint

    Thin, delicate, and barely there, like fine strands of hair or thin clouds in the sky.

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  4. What's the first letter?Helpful hint

    It starts with W.

    5-letter words starting with W

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  5. What's the last letter?Strong hint

    It ends with Y.

    5-letter words ending with Y

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  6. Show me the patternStrong hint
    WIY

    The pattern is W I _ _ Y. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern

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How popular openers scored on #1915

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 #1915
SLATE
0 green, 1 yellow. 801 words left
CRANE
0 green, 0 yellow. 1,533 words left
AUDIO
0 green, 1 yellow. 1,229 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 #1915 answer

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WISPY

The answer to Wordle #1915 is WISPY.

Meaning: Thin, light, and delicate, like fine strands or thin wisps.

In a sentence: Her wispy bangs fluttered across her forehead in the breeze.

Difficulty
Medium
Word type
adjective
Vowels
1

Uncommon W and P letters, plus a less common everyday word.

Other words that fit W I _ _ Y

These 13 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.

  • WICKY
  • WIDDY
  • WIFEY
  • WIFTY
  • WIGGY
  • WILLY
  • WIMPY
  • WINDY
  • WINEY
  • WINGY
  • WISPY
  • WITHY
  • WITTY
WISPY by the numbers
  • 6 of the last 106 Wordle answers started with W, and 21 ended with Y.
  • The least common letter in WISPY, measured across recent answers, is W, which appeared in 11 of 106 answers.
  • All five letters are different.

Recent Wordle answers

DatePuzzleAnswer
Sep 15#1914DEALT
Sep 14#1913RINSE
Sep 13#1912FOCUS
Sep 12#1911NIFTY
Sep 11#1910ASTER
Sep 10#1909DRYLY
Sep 9#1908BURST

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 #1915 questions

What was the Wordle answer on September 16, 2026?

The answer to Wordle #1915 on September 16, 2026 was WISPY. It means: Thin, light, and delicate, like fine strands or thin wisps.

Was Wordle #1915 hard?

We rated it Medium. Uncommon W and P letters, plus a less common everyday word.

What letters were in Wordle #1915?

WISPY has 1 vowel and five different letters. It starts with W and ends with Y.