Wordle #1958 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.
After this hint, 7,529 words fit.
See every 5-letter word with 2 vowels
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Are any letters repeated?Gentle hint
Yes. One of the letters is used more than once.
This leaves 2,548 words in our list.
See words with repeated letters
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What does it mean?Helpful hint
You'd find one under the hood of a car or inside a blender, where it turns power into movement.
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What's the first letter?Helpful hint
Look for a word beginning with M.
141 of 12,653 words survive this hint.
5-letter words starting with M
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What's the last letter?Strong hint
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Show me the patternStrong hint
MORThe pattern is M O _ _ R. Two letters left to find. Only one word in our list fits. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1958
Here is what three popular first guesses would have shown on this puzzle, and how many words each one leaves. Treat it as a medium hint, since the colours give letters away.
Show SLATE, CRANE and AUDIO against Wordle #1958
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 #1958 answer
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The answer to Wordle #1958 is MOTOR.
Meaning: A machine that converts electrical or fuel energy into motion to power a vehicle or device.
In a sentence: The old fan started to hum as soon as the motor kicked in.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Word type
- noun
- Vowels
- 2
Very common word with friendly letters, though the repeated O and T take a little care.
Puzzle note
Three openers gave one yellow each and no greens, which is a polite way of being unhelpful. A careful player would notice that a yellow vowel like the O from AUDIO might appear twice, so try it in more than one spot. Easy enough once you do.
How it could be solved in 4 guesses
Here is one path through #1958, opening with SAINT. Every guess after the first uses all the colours seen so far.
- SAINT0 green, 1 yellow. 348 words still possible.
- ROUTE1 green, 2 yellow. 2 words still possible.
- TORCH1 green, 2 yellow. 1 word still possible.
- MOTORSolved.
Other words that fit M O _ _ R
These 8 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.
- MODER
- MOHUR
- MOLAR
- MONER
- MOPER
- MOTOR
- MOVER
- MOWER
MOTOR by the numbers
- 7 of the last 111 Wordle answers started with M, and 11 ended with R.
- The least common letter in MOTOR, measured across recent answers, is M, which appeared in 12 of 111 answers.
- It has a repeated letter (O), which catches out many players.
- Hint by hint, the list shrinks from 12,653 words to 7,529, 2,548, 141, 7 and finally 1.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 | #1957 | GRIST |
| Oct 27 | #1956 | BINGO |
| Oct 26 | #1955 | GEEKY |
| Oct 25 | #1954 | DRESS |
| Oct 24 | #1953 | HOLEY |
| Oct 23 | #1952 | TRILL |
| Oct 22 | #1951 | RESET |
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 #1958 questions
What was the Wordle answer on October 29, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1958 on October 29, 2026 was MOTOR. It means: A machine that converts electrical or fuel energy into motion to power a vehicle or device.
Was Wordle #1958 hard?
We rated it Easy. Very common word with friendly letters, though the repeated O and T take a little care.
What letters were in Wordle #1958?
MOTOR has 2 vowels and the repeated letter O. It starts with M and ends with R.
How many words fit the Wordle #1958 pattern?
Only one word in our 12,653-word list fit M O _ _ R.
How could Wordle #1958 be solved?
One route: SAINT, then ROUTE, then TORCH, then MOTOR. That solves it in 4 guesses while keeping every clue.