Wordle #1975 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.
3,769 of 12,653 words survive this hint.
See every 5-letter word with 1 vowel
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Are any letters repeated?Gentle hint
No repeats today: five different letters.
Words that still fit: 2,504.
See words without repeated letters
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What does it mean?Helpful hint
Expect this in a witty comment thread or a sitcom, when someone fires back with a sharp, teasing edge that is half joke and half jab.
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What's the first letter?Helpful hint
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What's the last letter?Strong hint
Finish the word with K.
48 of 12,653 words survive this hint.
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Show me the patternStrong hint
SNKYou have S, N and K in place. Only the middle two are missing. 6 words in our list fit every hint so far, 1 of them everyday words. See those 6 words in the solver
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How three well-known openers scored on #1975
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 #1975 (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, CRANE narrowed things down the most, leaving only 17 possible words.
Wordle #1975 answer
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The word for #1975 is SNARK.
Meaning: Snark is rude, sarcastic, or mocking criticism delivered in a sharp, witty tone.
In a sentence: I loved her review, but the snark in the last paragraph was a bit much.
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Word type
- noun
- Vowels
- 1
Familiar slang word, but the SN start and K ending make it tricky to guess.
Puzzle note
SLATE handed over two greens, yet the SN start and the K ending still made SNARK tricky to spot. Easy to overlook that K. When the greens are set, ask yourself: have I tried a less common consonant in the last spot?
Sample solve in 5 guesses (spoiler)
A sample solve: start with TRACE and keep every clue in each later guess, choosing common words where possible.
- TRACE1 green, 1 yellow. 79 words still possible.
- LIARS2 green, 1 yellow. 13 words still possible.
- SHARK4 green, 0 yellow. 2 words still possible.
- SPARK4 green, 0 yellow. 1 word still possible.
- SNARKSolved.
Show matching words (spoiler)
These 9 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.
- SNACK
- SNARK
- SNEAK
- SNECK
- SNICK
- SNOEK
- SNOOK
- SNOWK
- SNUCK
Answer statistics (spoiler)
- 20 of the 128 Wordle answers in our archive up to this puzzle started with S, and 9 ended with K.
- The least common letter in SNARK, measured across recent answers, is K, which appeared in 14 of 128 answers.
- All five letters are different.
- Hint by hint, the list shrinks from 12,653 words to 3,769, 2,504, 342, 48 and finally 6.
Recent Wordle answers
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14 | #1974 | RANDY |
| Nov 13 | #1973 | MOXIE |
| Nov 12 | #1972 | KARAT |
| Nov 11 | #1971 | BLESS |
| Nov 10 | #1970 | TRUCE |
| Nov 9 | #1969 | LOAMY |
| Nov 8 | #1968 | FIRST |
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 #1975 questions
What was the Wordle answer on November 15, 2026?
The answer to Wordle #1975 on November 15, 2026 was SNARK. It means: Snark is rude, sarcastic, or mocking criticism delivered in a sharp, witty tone.
Was Wordle #1975 hard?
We rated it Medium. Familiar slang word, but the SN start and K ending make it tricky to guess.
What letters were in Wordle #1975?
SNARK has 1 vowel and five different letters. It starts with S and ends with K.
How many words fit the Wordle #1975 pattern?
6 words in our 12,653-word list fit S N _ _ K.
How could Wordle #1975 be solved?
One route: TRACE, then LIARS, then SHARK, then SPARK, then SNARK. That solves it in 5 guesses while keeping every clue.