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Tuesday, October 6, 2026. Difficulty: Medium

Wordle #1935 Hints and Answer

Hints and the answer for Wordle #1935, played on Tuesday, October 6, 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 #1935 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 adverb.

    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

    It describes how something is lit, seen, or remembered when there is not much light or clarity.

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  4. What's the first letter?Helpful hint

    It starts with D.

    5-letter words starting with D

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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
    DIY

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

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How popular openers scored on #1935

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 #1935
SLATE
0 green, 1 yellow. 274 words left
CRANE
0 green, 0 yellow. 1,533 words left
AUDIO
0 green, 2 yellow. 244 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, AUDIO narrowed things down the most.

Wordle #1935 answer

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DIMLY

The answer to Wordle #1935 is DIMLY.

Meaning: In a way that is faint, poorly lit, or not clearly seen or understood.

In a sentence: The hallway was lit only faintly by a single bulb, so we moved slowly and watched our steps.

Difficulty
Medium
Word type
adverb
Vowels
1

Common letters, but the word is less familiar to many players.

Other words that fit D I _ _ Y

These 18 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.

  • DIARY
  • DICEY
  • DICKY
  • DICTY
  • DIDDY
  • DIKEY
  • DILLY
  • DIMLY
  • DINGY
  • DINKY
  • DIPPY
  • DIRTY
  • DISHY
  • DITSY
  • DITTY
  • DITZY
  • DIVVY
  • DIZZY
DIMLY by the numbers
  • 5 of the last 106 Wordle answers started with D, and 21 ended with Y.
  • The least common letter in DIMLY, measured across recent answers, is M, which appeared in 11 of 106 answers.
  • All five letters are different.

Recent Wordle answers

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Oct 1#1930RITZY
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Sep 29#1928SCUBA

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 #1935 questions

What was the Wordle answer on October 6, 2026?

The answer to Wordle #1935 on October 6, 2026 was DIMLY. It means: In a way that is faint, poorly lit, or not clearly seen or understood.

Was Wordle #1935 hard?

We rated it Medium. Common letters, but the word is less familiar to many players.

What letters were in Wordle #1935?

DIMLY has 1 vowel and five different letters. It starts with D and ends with Y.