Play Wordle #1931
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Wordle #1931 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
Charging unfairly high interest on borrowed money, often to people who can least afford it.
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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
USYThe pattern is U S _ _ Y. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1931
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 #1931
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, AUDIO narrowed things down the most.
Wordle #1931 answer
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The answer to Wordle #1931 is USURY.
Meaning: The practice of lending money at unreasonably high interest rates.
In a sentence: The loan shark was arrested for usury after charging his customers 200 percent interest.
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Word type
- noun
- Vowels
- 2
Repeated U's and an uncommon word that most people rarely use.
Other words that fit U S _ _ Y
These 1 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.
- USURY
USURY by the numbers
- 3 of the last 106 Wordle answers started with U, and 21 ended with Y.
- The least common letter in USURY, measured across recent answers, is U, which appeared in 22 of 106 answers.
- It has a repeated letter (U), which catches out many players.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | #1930 | RITZY |
| Sep 30 | #1929 | RIVER |
| Sep 29 | #1928 | SCUBA |
| Sep 28 | #1927 | TRUNK |
| Sep 27 | #1926 | SLOOP |
| Sep 26 | #1925 | ELEGY |
| Sep 25 | #1924 | COPSE |
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 #1931 questions
What was the Wordle answer on October 2, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1931 on October 2, 2026 was USURY. It means: The practice of lending money at unreasonably high interest rates.
Was Wordle #1931 hard?
We rated it Hard. Repeated U's and an uncommon word that most people rarely use.
What letters were in Wordle #1931?
USURY has 2 vowels and the repeated letter U. It starts with U and ends with Y.