Wordle #1973 hints
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How many vowels?Gentle hint
The answer uses 3 vowels from A, E, I, O and U. 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
No double letters this time.
After this hint, 601 words fit.
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What does it mean?Helpful hint
Folks tend to cheer for this quality in an underdog who steps up to a big challenge with plenty of nerve and spirit.
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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
MOEFill in the gaps: M O _ _ E. 7 words in our list fit every hint so far, 2 of them everyday words. See those 7 words in the solver
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Play Wordle #1973
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How three well-known openers scored on #1973
How do some well-known 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 #1973 (gives away letters)
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 #1973 answer
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The word for #1973 is MOXIE.
Meaning: Moxie is courage, determination, or spirited energy in facing difficulty.
In a sentence: It took real moxie for her to stand up and pitch her idea to the whole board.
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Word type
- noun
- Vowels
- 3
Uncommon word with rare X and I, but the letter pattern is simple.
Puzzle note
If your openers only turn up a green E, switch to a guess packed with vowels. SLATE and CRANE each gave us just that E, but AUDIO placed the I and flagged the O, which left M O _ _ E. The rare X was the sneaky part.
Sample solve in 5 guesses (spoiler)
This route opens with TRACE, then plays words that fit every clue so far, the way Hard Mode works, picking everyday words wherever one fits.
- TRACE1 green, 0 yellow. 434 words still possible.
- NOISE2 green, 1 yellow. 21 words still possible.
- MOVIE4 green, 0 yellow. 2 words still possible.
- MOBIE4 green, 0 yellow. 1 word still possible.
- MOXIESolved.
Show matching words (spoiler)
These 18 words all share the first two letters and the last letter of this puzzle's answer, so any of them could be a sensible guess on the way. The answer is highlighted.
- MOBIE
- MOBLE
- MODGE
- MOIRE
- MONDE
- MONIE
- MONTE
- MOOSE
- MOOVE
- MORAE
- MORNE
- MORSE
- MOSTE
- MOTTE
- MOUSE
- MOVIE
- MOXIE
- MOYLE
Answer statistics (spoiler)
- 8 of the 126 Wordle answers in our archive up to this puzzle started with M, and 25 ended with E.
- The least common letter in MOXIE, measured across recent answers, is X, which appeared in 2 of 126 answers.
- All five letters are different.
- Hint by hint, the list shrinks from 12,653 words to 1,273, 601, 26, 15 and finally 7.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 12 | #1972 | KARAT |
| Nov 11 | #1971 | BLESS |
| Nov 10 | #1970 | TRUCE |
| Nov 9 | #1969 | LOAMY |
| Nov 8 | #1968 | FIRST |
| Nov 7 | #1967 | PRATE |
| Nov 6 | #1966 | DRECK |
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 #1973 questions
What was the Wordle answer on November 13, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1973 on November 13, 2026 was MOXIE. It means: Moxie is courage, determination, or spirited energy in facing difficulty.
Was Wordle #1973 hard?
We rated it Medium. Uncommon word with rare X and I, but the letter pattern is simple.
What letters were in Wordle #1973?
MOXIE has 3 vowels and five different letters. It starts with M and ends with E.
How many words fit the Wordle #1973 pattern?
7 words in our 12,653-word list fit M O _ _ E.
How could Wordle #1973 be solved?
One route: TRACE, then NOISE, then MOVIE, then MOBIE, then MOXIE. That solves it in 5 guesses while keeping every clue.