Play Wordle #1916
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Wordle #1916 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
It is a letter from the Greek alphabet that often stands for an angle in math and science.
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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
THAThe pattern is T H _ _ A. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1916
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 #1916
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, leaving only 12 possible words.
Wordle #1916 answer
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The answer to Wordle #1916 is THETA.
Meaning: The eighth letter of the Greek alphabet, written as θ, often used as a symbol for an angle.
In a sentence: In the physics homework, the angle was labeled theta.
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Word type
- noun
- Vowels
- 2
Repeated T and uncommon word outside science classes make it tricky.
Other words that fit T H _ _ A
These 6 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.
- THANA
- THECA
- THEMA
- THETA
- THUJA
- THUYA
THETA by the numbers
- 6 of the last 106 Wordle answers started with T, and 4 ended with A.
- The least common letter in THETA, measured across recent answers, is H, which appeared in 15 of 106 answers.
- It has a repeated letter (T), which catches out many players.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | #1915 | WISPY |
| Sep 15 | #1914 | DEALT |
| Sep 14 | #1913 | RINSE |
| Sep 13 | #1912 | FOCUS |
| Sep 12 | #1911 | NIFTY |
| Sep 11 | #1910 | ASTER |
| Sep 10 | #1909 | DRYLY |
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 #1916 questions
What was the Wordle answer on September 17, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1916 on September 17, 2026 was THETA. It means: The eighth letter of the Greek alphabet, written as θ, often used as a symbol for an angle.
Was Wordle #1916 hard?
We rated it Hard. Repeated T and uncommon word outside science classes make it tricky.
What letters were in Wordle #1916?
THETA has 2 vowels and the repeated letter T. It starts with T and ends with A.