Wordle #1962 hints
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How many vowels?Gentle hint
There are 2 vowels in this answer. It's a verb.
7,529 of 12,653 words survive this hint.
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Are any letters repeated?Gentle hint
Yes, one letter appears twice.
Words that still fit: 2,548.
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What does it mean?Helpful hint
When someone asks you to make room on a crowded bench, this is what you do to your seat, a short quick slide sideways.
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What's the first letter?Helpful hint
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What's the last letter?Strong hint
The last letter is T.
14 of 12,653 words survive this hint.
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Show me the patternStrong hint
SCTYou have S, C and T in place. Only the middle two are missing. Only one word in our list fits. See words that fit this pattern
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How popular openers scored on #1962
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 #1962
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 #1962 answer
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Wordle #1962 is SCOOT.
Meaning: To move quickly or slide along a surface, often a short distance.
In a sentence: Could you scoot over a little so I can sit down next to you?
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Word type
- verb
- Vowels
- 2
Double O and common letters, but the SC start and T ending make it less obvious.
Puzzle note
Double O plus an SC start made this one sneaky. A careful player would notice that AUDIO gave only one yellow, and a lone yellow vowel can still be hiding a twin. Common letters, awkward order, and a T hanging at the end.
How it could be solved in 3 guesses
Here is one path through #1962, opening with STARE. Every guess after the first uses all the colours seen so far.
- STARE1 green, 1 yellow. 75 words still possible.
- SHOUT3 green, 0 yellow. 8 words still possible.
- SCOOTSolved.
Other words that fit S C _ _ T
These 9 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.
- SCANT
- SCART
- SCATT
- SCEAT
- SCENT
- SCOOT
- SCOUT
- SCRAT
- SCUFT
SCOOT by the numbers
- 19 of the last 117 Wordle answers started with S, and 11 ended with T.
- The least common letter in SCOOT, measured across recent answers, is C, which appeared in 20 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 7,529, 2,548, 326, 14 and finally 1.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | #1961 | VIPER |
| Oct 31 | #1960 | YAHOO |
| Oct 30 | #1959 | SLIDE |
| Oct 29 | #1958 | MOTOR |
| Oct 28 | #1957 | GRIST |
| Oct 27 | #1956 | BINGO |
| Oct 26 | #1955 | GEEKY |
About Wordle
The New York Times publishes one Wordle a day: five letters, six guesses, and colour clues after each try. Looking back at old answers shows how often double letters and tricky endings turn up, which helps on the next puzzle.
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Wordle #1962 questions
What was the Wordle answer on November 2, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1962 on November 2, 2026 was SCOOT. It means: To move quickly or slide along a surface, often a short distance.
Was Wordle #1962 hard?
We rated it Medium. Double O and common letters, but the SC start and T ending make it less obvious.
What letters were in Wordle #1962?
SCOOT has 2 vowels and the repeated letter O. It starts with S and ends with T.
How many words fit the Wordle #1962 pattern?
Only one word in our 12,653-word list fit S C _ _ T.
How could Wordle #1962 be solved?
One route: STARE, then SHOUT, then SCOOT. That solves it in 3 guesses while keeping every clue.