Play Wordle #1939
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Wordle #1939 hints
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How many vowels?Gentle hint
Today's word has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O or U). It's an adjective.
See every 5-letter word with 1 vowel
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Are any letters repeated?Gentle hint
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What does it mean?Helpful hint
It describes a road or surface that is not smooth and has many small raised spots.
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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
BUYThe pattern is B U _ _ Y. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1939
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 #1939
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 #1939 answer
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The answer to Wordle #1939 is BUMPY.
Meaning: Having an uneven surface with many small raised areas or lumps.
In a sentence: The old dirt road was so bumpy that our coffee spilled.
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Word type
- adjective
- Vowels
- 1
Common word, but B, M, and P make it trickier to guess.
Other words that fit B U _ _ Y
These 23 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.
- BUBBY
- BUDDY
- BUFFY
- BUFTY
- BUGGY
- BULGY
- BULKY
- BULLY
- BUMPY
- BUNDY
- BUNGY
- BUNJY
- BUNNY
- BUNTY
- BUPPY
- BURLY
- BURRY
- BUSBY
- BUSHY
- BUSKY
- BUSTY
- BUTTY
- BUZZY
BUMPY by the numbers
- 7 of the last 106 Wordle answers started with B, and 21 ended with Y.
- The least common letter in BUMPY, measured across recent answers, is B, which appeared in 10 of 106 answers.
- All five letters are different.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | #1938 | MAJOR |
| Oct 8 | #1937 | STREW |
| Oct 7 | #1936 | PROVE |
| Oct 6 | #1935 | DIMLY |
| Oct 5 | #1934 | MOCHA |
| Oct 4 | #1933 | SHACK |
| Oct 3 | #1932 | PEEVE |
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 #1939 questions
What was the Wordle answer on October 10, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1939 on October 10, 2026 was BUMPY. It means: Having an uneven surface with many small raised areas or lumps.
Was Wordle #1939 hard?
We rated it Medium. Common word, but B, M, and P make it trickier to guess.
What letters were in Wordle #1939?
BUMPY has 1 vowel and five different letters. It starts with B and ends with Y.