Play Wordle #1919
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Wordle #1919 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 verb.
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
Gave off light, or looked bright and polished in a way that caught the eye.
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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
SHEThe pattern is S H _ _ E. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1919
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 #1919
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, CRANE narrowed things down the most.
Wordle #1919 answer
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The answer to Wordle #1919 is SHONE.
Meaning: Past tense of shine; gave off light or was very bright.
In a sentence: The moon shone over the frozen lake all night.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Word type
- verb
- Vowels
- 2
Common letters and familiar word, though it's less used than 'shined.'
Other words that fit S H _ _ E
These 19 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.
- SHADE
- SHAKE
- SHALE
- SHAME
- SHAPE
- SHARE
- SHAVE
- SHERE
- SHINE
- SHIRE
- SHITE
- SHIVE
- SHONE
- SHOPE
- SHORE
- SHOTE
- SHOVE
- SHULE
- SHUTE
SHONE by the numbers
- 17 of the last 106 Wordle answers started with S, and 21 ended with E.
- The least common letter in SHONE, measured across recent answers, is H, which appeared in 15 of 106 answers.
- All five letters are different.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | #1918 | WAKEN |
| Sep 18 | #1917 | SNOWY |
| Sep 17 | #1916 | THETA |
| Sep 16 | #1915 | WISPY |
| Sep 15 | #1914 | DEALT |
| Sep 14 | #1913 | RINSE |
| Sep 13 | #1912 | FOCUS |
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 #1919 questions
What was the Wordle answer on September 20, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1919 on September 20, 2026 was SHONE. It means: Past tense of shine; gave off light or was very bright.
Was Wordle #1919 hard?
We rated it Easy. Common letters and familiar word, though it's less used than 'shined.'
What letters were in Wordle #1919?
SHONE has 2 vowels and five different letters. It starts with S and ends with E.