Wordle #1960 hints
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How many vowels?Gentle hint
You are looking for 3 vowels, not counting Y. It's a noun.
This leaves 1,273 words in our list.
See every 5-letter word with 3 vowels
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Are any letters repeated?Gentle hint
One letter shows up again, so do not rule out a repeat.
After this hint, 672 words fit.
See words with repeated letters
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What does it mean?Helpful hint
Could be a rowdy, uncouth sort of person in a story, or the name of an old web portal people once used to check mail and search.
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What's the first letter?Helpful hint
Look for a word beginning with Y.
Words that still fit: 3.
5-letter words starting with Y
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What's the last letter?Strong hint
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Show me the patternStrong hint
YAOFill in the gaps: Y A _ _ O. Only one word in our list fits. See words that fit this pattern
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Play Wordle #1960
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How popular openers scored on #1960
Wondering whether your opener was unlucky? These are the colours SLATE, CRANE and AUDIO get on this word, with the number of possible words left after each.
Show SLATE, CRANE and AUDIO against Wordle #1960
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 #1960 answer
Careful: the sections below reveal the Wordle answer for October 31, 2026.
Each tile reveals one letter when tapped.
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The answer to Wordle #1960 is YAHOO.
Meaning: A crude, rowdy, or unsophisticated person.
In a sentence: The mayor called the loud crowd of hecklers a bunch of yahoo troublemakers.
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Word type
- noun
- Vowels
- 3
Repeated O and unusual Y-A start, but the word is well known from the brand.
Puzzle note
The puzzle turned when AUDIO gave a green O in the last spot, after SLATE and CRANE each showed only one yellow. No greens early made it slow going. Once you have a green at the end, try an odd start like Y, and remember a letter such as O can appear twice.
How it could be solved in 5 guesses
This route opens with SLATE, then plays words that fit every clue so far, the way Hard Mode works, picking everyday words wherever one fits.
- SLATE0 green, 1 yellow. 811 words still possible.
- BARON2 green, 0 yellow. 11 words still possible.
- HAVOC2 green, 1 yellow. 2 words still possible.
- WAHOO4 green, 0 yellow. 1 word still possible.
- YAHOOSolved.
Other words that fit Y A _ _ O
These 3 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.
- YAHOO
- YARCO
- YARTO
YAHOO by the numbers
- 2 of the last 117 Wordle answers started with Y, and 2 ended with O.
- The least common letter in YAHOO, measured across recent answers, is H, which appeared in 17 of 117 answers.
- It has a repeated letter (O), which catches out many players.
- Hint by hint, the list shrinks from 12,653 words to 1,273, 672, 3, 1 and finally 1.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | #1959 | SLIDE |
| Oct 29 | #1958 | MOTOR |
| Oct 28 | #1957 | GRIST |
| Oct 27 | #1956 | BINGO |
| Oct 26 | #1955 | GEEKY |
| Oct 25 | #1954 | DRESS |
| Oct 24 | #1953 | HOLEY |
About Wordle
Wordle gives everyone the same five-letter word each day and six tries to find it. Green means right letter and spot, yellow means right letter in the wrong spot, and grey means the letter is not in the word. Past puzzles like this one are a good way to study which letter patterns cost people their streaks.
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Wordle #1960 questions
What was the Wordle answer on October 31, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1960 on October 31, 2026 was YAHOO. It means: A crude, rowdy, or unsophisticated person.
Was Wordle #1960 hard?
We rated it Medium. Repeated O and unusual Y-A start, but the word is well known from the brand.
What letters were in Wordle #1960?
YAHOO has 3 vowels and the repeated letter O. It starts with Y and ends with O.
How many words fit the Wordle #1960 pattern?
Only one word in our 12,653-word list fit Y A _ _ O.
How could Wordle #1960 be solved?
One route: SLATE, then BARON, then HAVOC, then WAHOO, then YAHOO. That solves it in 5 guesses while keeping every clue.