Play Wordle #1948
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Wordle #1948 hints
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How many vowels?Gentle hint
Today's word has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O or U). It's a verb.
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
What rotten garbage or a forgotten gym bag does to the air around it, and your nose notices right away.
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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
STKThe pattern is S T _ _ K. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1948
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 #1948
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, SLATE narrowed things down the most.
Wordle #1948 answer
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The answer to Wordle #1948 is STINK.
Meaning: To give off a strong, unpleasant smell.
In a sentence: The old gym bag started to stink after a week in the hot car.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Word type
- verb
- Vowels
- 1
Very common word with a simple pattern, though the ST start and NK ending cluster.
Other words that fit S T _ _ K
These 16 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.
- STACK
- STALK
- STANK
- STARK
- STEAK
- STEEK
- STICK
- STINK
- STIRK
- STOCK
- STONK
- STOOK
- STORK
- STRAK
- STUCK
- STUNK
STINK by the numbers
- 17 of the last 106 Wordle answers started with S, and 7 ended with K.
- The least common letter in STINK, measured across recent answers, is K, which appeared in 10 of 106 answers.
- All five letters are different.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 18 | #1947 | ADORN |
| Oct 17 | #1946 | GAFFE |
| Oct 16 | #1945 | SHADY |
| Oct 15 | #1944 | DUNCE |
| Oct 14 | #1943 | PSYCH |
| Oct 13 | #1942 | WIDER |
| Oct 12 | #1941 | YODEL |
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 #1948 questions
What was the Wordle answer on October 19, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1948 on October 19, 2026 was STINK. It means: To give off a strong, unpleasant smell.
Was Wordle #1948 hard?
We rated it Easy. Very common word with a simple pattern, though the ST start and NK ending cluster.
What letters were in Wordle #1948?
STINK has 1 vowel and five different letters. It starts with S and ends with K.