Play Wordle #1954
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Wordle #1954 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 slip into one of these for a wedding or a fancy night out, and it usually hangs in the closet on a hanger.
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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
DRSThe pattern is D R _ _ S. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1954
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 #1954
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 #1954 answer
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The answer to Wordle #1954 is DRESS.
Meaning: A one-piece piece of clothing for women or girls that covers the body and has a skirt part.
In a sentence: She wore a blue dress to her cousin's wedding.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Word type
- noun
- Vowels
- 1
Very common word with a familiar double S ending and simple letter pattern.
Other words that fit D R _ _ S
These 21 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.
- DRABS
- DRAGS
- DRAMS
- DRAPS
- DRATS
- DRAWS
- DRAYS
- DREES
- DREGS
- DREKS
- DRESS
- DREYS
- DRIBS
- DRIES
- DRIPS
- DROPS
- DROSS
- DROWS
- DRUBS
- DRUGS
- DRUMS
DRESS by the numbers
- 6 of the last 107 Wordle answers started with D, and 2 ended with S.
- The least common letter in DRESS, measured across recent answers, is D, which appeared in 15 of 107 answers.
- It has a repeated letter (S), which catches out many players.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | #1953 | HOLEY |
| Oct 23 | #1952 | TRILL |
| Oct 22 | #1951 | RESET |
| Oct 21 | #1950 | PENNY |
| Oct 20 | #1949 | WREST |
| Oct 19 | #1948 | STINK |
| Oct 18 | #1947 | ADORN |
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 #1954 questions
What was the Wordle answer on October 25, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1954 on October 25, 2026 was DRESS. It means: A one-piece piece of clothing for women or girls that covers the body and has a skirt part.
Was Wordle #1954 hard?
We rated it Easy. Very common word with a familiar double S ending and simple letter pattern.
What letters were in Wordle #1954?
DRESS has 1 vowel and the repeated letter S. It starts with D and ends with S.