Play Wordle #1957
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Wordle #1957 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
Think of an old mill, where this is what the miller works on, and also something people say can be useful to a clever mind when it keeps coming in.
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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
GRTThe pattern is G R _ _ T. Two letters left to find. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1957
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 #1957
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 #1957 answer
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The answer to Wordle #1957 is GRIST.
Meaning: Grain that is ready to be ground, or, figuratively, material that can be used or worked with.
In a sentence: The old mill worked day and night, turning every bit of grist into fine flour.
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Word type
- noun
- Vowels
- 1
Uncommon word with a tight consonant cluster, though the letters are common.
Other words that fit G R _ _ T
These 12 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.
- GRAFT
- GRANT
- GREAT
- GREET
- GRIFT
- GRIOT
- GRIPT
- GRIST
- GROAT
- GROUT
- GRUNT
- GRYPT
GRIST by the numbers
- 7 of the last 110 Wordle answers started with G, and 10 ended with T.
- The least common letter in GRIST, measured across recent answers, is G, which appeared in 14 of 110 answers.
- All five letters are different.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | #1956 | BINGO |
| Oct 26 | #1955 | GEEKY |
| Oct 25 | #1954 | DRESS |
| Oct 24 | #1953 | HOLEY |
| Oct 23 | #1952 | TRILL |
| Oct 22 | #1951 | RESET |
| Oct 21 | #1950 | PENNY |
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 #1957 questions
What was the Wordle answer on October 28, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1957 on October 28, 2026 was GRIST. It means: Grain that is ready to be ground, or, figuratively, material that can be used or worked with.
Was Wordle #1957 hard?
We rated it Hard. Uncommon word with a tight consonant cluster, though the letters are common.
What letters were in Wordle #1957?
GRIST has 1 vowel and five different letters. It starts with G and ends with T.