Play Wordle #1943
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Wordle #1943 hints
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How many vowels?Gentle hint
Today's word has 0 vowels (not counting Y). It's a verb.
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Are any letters repeated?Gentle hint
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What does it mean?Helpful hint
To mentally prepare yourself or someone else for a challenge, or to trick someone by messing with their head.
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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
PSHThe pattern is P S _ _ H. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1943
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Show SLATE, CRANE and AUDIO against Wordle #1943
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 #1943 answer
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The answer to Wordle #1943 is PSYCH.
Meaning: To prepare someone mentally for something difficult, or to outwit or intimidate someone through mind games.
In a sentence: I tried to psych myself up before the big job interview.
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Word type
- verb
- Vowels
- 0
No vowels except Y, unusual PS start and CH ending, informal slang word.
Other words that fit P S _ _ H
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.
- PSYCH
PSYCH by the numbers
- 13 of the last 106 Wordle answers started with P, and 5 ended with H.
- The least common letter in PSYCH, measured across recent answers, is H, which appeared in 15 of 106 answers.
- All five letters are different.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | #1942 | WIDER |
| Oct 12 | #1941 | YODEL |
| Oct 11 | #1940 | UNCAP |
| Oct 10 | #1939 | BUMPY |
| Oct 9 | #1938 | MAJOR |
| Oct 8 | #1937 | STREW |
| Oct 7 | #1936 | PROVE |
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 #1943 questions
What was the Wordle answer on October 14, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1943 on October 14, 2026 was PSYCH. It means: To prepare someone mentally for something difficult, or to outwit or intimidate someone through mind games.
Was Wordle #1943 hard?
We rated it Hard. No vowels except Y, unusual PS start and CH ending, informal slang word.
What letters were in Wordle #1943?
PSYCH has 0 vowels and five different letters. It starts with P and ends with H.