Play Wordle #1929
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Wordle #1929 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
A large body of fresh water that flows steadily across land until it empties into a sea, lake, or another water body.
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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
RIRThe pattern is R I _ _ R. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1929
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 #1929
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 #1929 answer
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The answer to Wordle #1929 is RIVER.
Meaning: A large natural stream of water flowing in a channel toward an ocean, lake, or other body of water.
In a sentence: We paddled a canoe down the river at sunrise.
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Word type
- noun
- Vowels
- 2
Common word, but the V and repeated R make it trickier.
Other words that fit R I _ _ R
These 8 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.
- RICER
- RIDER
- RIFER
- RIGOR
- RIMER
- RIPER
- RISER
- RIVER
RIVER by the numbers
- 8 of the last 106 Wordle answers started with R, and 10 ended with R.
- The least common letter in RIVER, measured across recent answers, is V, which appeared in 8 of 106 answers.
- It has a repeated letter (R), which catches out many players.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | #1928 | SCUBA |
| Sep 28 | #1927 | TRUNK |
| Sep 27 | #1926 | SLOOP |
| Sep 26 | #1925 | ELEGY |
| Sep 25 | #1924 | COPSE |
| Sep 24 | #1923 | MESSY |
| Sep 23 | #1922 | FORTH |
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 #1929 questions
What was the Wordle answer on September 30, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1929 on September 30, 2026 was RIVER. It means: A large natural stream of water flowing in a channel toward an ocean, lake, or other body of water.
Was Wordle #1929 hard?
We rated it Medium. Common word, but the V and repeated R make it trickier.
What letters were in Wordle #1929?
RIVER has 2 vowels and the repeated letter R. It starts with R and ends with R.