Play Wordle #1952
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Wordle #1952 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 hear this from a songbird at dawn, or from a singer who bounces quickly between two neighboring notes.
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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
TRLThe pattern is T R _ _ L. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1952
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 #1952
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 #1952 answer
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The answer to Wordle #1952 is TRILL.
Meaning: A trill is a quick, fluttering sound made by rapidly alternating between two close musical notes, or a similar warbling sound made by a bird.
In a sentence: I woke up to the bright trill of a robin outside my window.
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Word type
- noun
- Vowels
- 1
Double L and a common start, but the word is less familiar in everyday use.
Other words that fit T R _ _ L
These 7 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.
- TRAIL
- TRAWL
- TRIAL
- TRILL
- TRIOL
- TROLL
- TRULL
TRILL by the numbers
- 6 of the last 106 Wordle answers started with T, and 7 ended with L.
- The least common letter in TRILL, measured across recent answers, is L, which appeared in 28 of 106 answers.
- It has a repeated letter (L), which catches out many players.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 | #1951 | RESET |
| Oct 21 | #1950 | PENNY |
| Oct 20 | #1949 | WREST |
| Oct 19 | #1948 | STINK |
| Oct 18 | #1947 | ADORN |
| Oct 17 | #1946 | GAFFE |
| Oct 16 | #1945 | SHADY |
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 #1952 questions
What was the Wordle answer on October 23, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1952 on October 23, 2026 was TRILL. It means: A trill is a quick, fluttering sound made by rapidly alternating between two close musical notes, or a similar warbling sound made by a bird.
Was Wordle #1952 hard?
We rated it Medium. Double L and a common start, but the word is less familiar in everyday use.
What letters were in Wordle #1952?
TRILL has 1 vowel and the repeated letter L. It starts with T and ends with L.