Play Wordle #1951
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Wordle #1951 hints
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How many vowels?Gentle hint
Today's word has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O or U). It's a verb.
See every 5-letter word with 2 vowels
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Are any letters repeated?Gentle hint
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What does it mean?Helpful hint
Think of what you do with a router, a game console, or a stopwatch when things go wrong and you want a fresh start.
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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
RETThe pattern is R E _ _ T. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1951
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 #1951
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 #1951 answer
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The answer to Wordle #1951 is RESET.
Meaning: To set something back to its original state or value, or to set it again.
In a sentence: When the Wi-Fi stopped working, I had to reset the router.
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Word type
- verb
- Vowels
- 2
Common word, but two E's and the ending T make guessing tricky.
Other words that fit R E _ _ T
These 19 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.
- REACT
- REAST
- REBIT
- REBUT
- RECIT
- RECUT
- REEST
- REFIT
- REIST
- RELET
- RELIT
- REMET
- REMIT
- REPOT
- RESAT
- RESET
- RESIT
- REVET
- REWET
RESET by the numbers
- 8 of the last 106 Wordle answers started with R, and 9 ended with T.
- The least common letter in RESET, measured across recent answers, is T, which appeared in 29 of 106 answers.
- It has a repeated letter (E), which catches out many players.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | #1950 | PENNY |
| Oct 20 | #1949 | WREST |
| Oct 19 | #1948 | STINK |
| Oct 18 | #1947 | ADORN |
| Oct 17 | #1946 | GAFFE |
| Oct 16 | #1945 | SHADY |
| Oct 15 | #1944 | DUNCE |
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 #1951 questions
What was the Wordle answer on October 22, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1951 on October 22, 2026 was RESET. It means: To set something back to its original state or value, or to set it again.
Was Wordle #1951 hard?
We rated it Medium. Common word, but two E's and the ending T make guessing tricky.
What letters were in Wordle #1951?
RESET has 2 vowels and the repeated letter E. It starts with R and ends with T.