Play Wordle #1956
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Wordle #1956 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 noun.
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
You might hear this called out in a crowded hall or community center when someone has filled a row on a card and wants everyone to know.
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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
BIOThe pattern is B I _ _ O. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1956
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 #1956
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, AUDIO narrowed things down the most.
Wordle #1956 answer
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The answer to Wordle #1956 is BINGO.
Meaning: A game of chance in which players match called-out numbers to those on their cards, and the first to complete a pattern wins.
In a sentence: My grandmother plays bingo at the church hall every Thursday night.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Word type
- noun
- Vowels
- 2
Very common word with friendly letters and no repeats, so it is easy to guess.
Other words that fit B I _ _ O
These 5 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.
- BIFFO
- BILBO
- BIMBO
- BINGO
- BIZZO
BINGO by the numbers
- 8 of the last 109 Wordle answers started with B, and 1 ended with O.
- The least common letter in BINGO, measured across recent answers, is B, which appeared in 11 of 109 answers.
- All five letters are different.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | #1955 | GEEKY |
| Oct 25 | #1954 | DRESS |
| Oct 24 | #1953 | HOLEY |
| Oct 23 | #1952 | TRILL |
| Oct 22 | #1951 | RESET |
| Oct 21 | #1950 | PENNY |
| Oct 20 | #1949 | WREST |
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 #1956 questions
What was the Wordle answer on October 27, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1956 on October 27, 2026 was BINGO. It means: A game of chance in which players match called-out numbers to those on their cards, and the first to complete a pattern wins.
Was Wordle #1956 hard?
We rated it Easy. Very common word with friendly letters and no repeats, so it is easy to guess.
What letters were in Wordle #1956?
BINGO has 2 vowels and five different letters. It starts with B and ends with O.