Play Wordle #1950
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Wordle #1950 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 noun.
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
You might find one of these in a jar by the register, a small copper-colored coin that many people leave for someone to pick up for luck.
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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
PEYThe pattern is P E _ _ Y. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1950
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 #1950
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 #1950 answer
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The answer to Wordle #1950 is PENNY.
Meaning: A penny is a U.S. coin worth one cent, or one hundredth of a dollar.
In a sentence: I found a shiny penny on the sidewalk and put it in my pocket for luck.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Word type
- noun
- Vowels
- 1
Very common word with a double N, but the letter pattern is simple and familiar.
Other words that fit P E _ _ Y
These 17 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.
- PEAKY
- PEATY
- PEAVY
- PECKY
- PEEOY
- PEERY
- PEGGY
- PENNY
- PEONY
- PEPPY
- PERDY
- PERKY
- PERRY
- PERVY
- PESKY
- PESTY
- PETTY
PENNY by the numbers
- 13 of the last 106 Wordle answers started with P, and 21 ended with Y.
- The least common letter in PENNY, measured across recent answers, is Y, which appeared in 23 of 106 answers.
- It has a repeated letter (N), which catches out many players.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20 | #1949 | WREST |
| Oct 19 | #1948 | STINK |
| Oct 18 | #1947 | ADORN |
| Oct 17 | #1946 | GAFFE |
| Oct 16 | #1945 | SHADY |
| Oct 15 | #1944 | DUNCE |
| Oct 14 | #1943 | PSYCH |
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 #1950 questions
What was the Wordle answer on October 21, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1950 on October 21, 2026 was PENNY. It means: A penny is a U.S. coin worth one cent, or one hundredth of a dollar.
Was Wordle #1950 hard?
We rated it Easy. Very common word with a double N, but the letter pattern is simple and familiar.
What letters were in Wordle #1950?
PENNY has 1 vowel and the repeated letter N. It starts with P and ends with Y.