Most people find uncovering today's Wordle answer to be a little tricky, so here's a hint to get you started: Today's Wordle answer is very appealing. According to the New York Times' WordleBot, the average player completes September 12's Wordle #1,911 in 4.1 moves in easy mode, or 4.0 if playing by hard rules.
Each day, we will update this article with Wordle hints and tips to help you find today's answer. And if the hints aren't enough, we'll even give you the answer, in case you're really stuck. Be warned: spoilers lie ahead for game #1,911, Only read on if you want to know today's Wordle answer!
2. Start letter
Today's Wordle answer — hints to help you solve it
Our first tip is that you should use one of the best Wordle start words for every game you play. But if you want some more specific clues to today's Wordle answer, then here you go:
- It contains one of the five vowels*
- There are no repeated characters
- It features just one of the five most common Wordle letters
* By vowel, we mean A, E, I, O, U. There are other letters that are sometimes considered to be vowels, depending on how they are used.
Those hints should get you at least some of the way towards finding today's Wordle answer. If not, then you can read on for bigger clues; or, if you just want to know the answer, then skip down further for that.
What does today's Wordle start with?
The answer to Wordle #1,911 starts with N, so combined with the hints above you should now have all the clues you need to get the answer and not break a Wordle streak.
OK, it's now time to scroll down for the answer…
Today's Wordle answer
So, what is today's Wordle answer for game #1,911?
Drumroll, please — it's NIFTY.
Hello Wordlers. Although NIFTY is an unusual word, it does at least contain three of the ten most common Wordle letters.
My usual starter or ORATE only found one of them, however, turning 'T' green and leaving 31 possible answers, according to WordleBot*.
Most of the Bot's best Wordle start words were weaker than this today. After much clicking, I came across a few better, including TRANS (30 answers remaining) and NARCS (18). I had to scroll a long way through the list of answers, but I eventually found two very good options: LOFTS (5) and FLITS (1).
I try and use as many of 'L', 'I', 'S', 'N' and 'C' as I can on my second turn, and today I could try four of them with LINTS.
It was a ridiculously good move, turning 'I' green and giving me a yellow 'N' to work with. I was down to only the right answer, according to WordleBot.
And I got that answer pretty quickly, typing in NIFTY for the three-turn win.
Hopefully you did well today, Wordlers. See you tomorrow.
* These were: DITTY, FIFTH, FIFTY, KITTY, WIDTH, WITTY, BITTY, DUSTY, FUSTY, GUSTY, MUSTY, BUSTY, MISTY, SIXTH, SIXTY, PUTTY, GUTTY, TUFTY, MINTY, NINTH, BLITZ, GLITZ, UNITY, LUSTY, FILTH, NIFTY, NUTTY, SYNTH, KLUTZ, SILTY and SMITH.
Yesterday's Wordle answer
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are clues and the solution to the previous puzzle.
- It contains two of the five vowels*
- There are no repeated characters
- It features four of the five most common Wordle letters
The answer to Wordle #1,910 starts with A, so combined with the hints above you should now have all the clues you need to get the answer and not break a Wordle streak.
OK, it's now time to scroll down for the answer…
The Wordle answer for game #1,910 was... ASTER.
Hello Wordlers. I can't say I'd heard the word ASTER before, but given it contains four of the five most common Wordle letters, it was only a matter of time before I figured it out.
My usual starter of ORATE turned everything bar 'O' yellow, leaving just 23 possible answers, according to WordleBot*.
The Bot's best Wordle start words were even better with lots of single-figure options. EATER and RATED leave three answers, while ALTER, LATER and AFTER lower that to two. If you opened with TASER, RATES or TEARS, only the correct answer would remain.
I usually aim to play as many of 'L', 'I', 'S', 'N' and 'C' as I can on my second turn, but with four yellow letters to accommodate, my options were severely limited.
Still, I managed to play a doozie with LATER. It turned 'T', 'E' and 'R' green, proving the answer had to be A?TER, and leaving only two options.
Sadly I picked the wrong one first. It wasn't AFTER.
After looking for anything else plausible, I stumbled across ASTER, and played it for a four-turn win.
Hopefully you managed it faster today, Wordlers. See you tomorrow.
* These were: CATER, EATER, HATER, WATER, TATER, DATER, RATER, TAKER, TAMER, TAPER, TASER, AVERT, TERRA, AFTER, ASTER, EXTRA, TETRA, RETAG, LATER, ALTER, ALERT, CARET and RATED.
Previous Wordle answers
If you're looking for a list of older Wordle answers, we can also help. Here's a list going back 20 games.
- Wordle #1,910: ASTER
- Wordle #1,909: DRYLY
- Wordle #1,908: BURST
- Wordle #1,907: LIVEN
- Wordle #1,906: BLIND
- Wordle #1,905: BEIGE
- Wordle #1,904: SOUPY
- Wordle #1,903: WAGER
- Wordle #1,902: JOIST
- Wordle #1,901: RULER
- Wordle #1,900: REMIX
- Wordle #1,899: MOUND
- Wordle #1,898: INTEL
- Wordle #1,897: BLOOD
- Wordle #1,896: TWEEN
- Wordle #1,895: UNCUT
- Wordle #1,894: CAPON
- Wordle #1,893: CLICK
- Wordle #1,892: RUNNY
- Wordle #1,891: OLDEN
Check out our hints for other New York Times Games
NYT Connections hints and answer
We also have a daily guide to today's NYT Connections hints and answer, so head on over there if you're having trouble.
NYT Pips hints and answers
Pips is the Times' newest game, which involves arranging dominoes in a particular order. Here's today's Pips hints and answers if you need help completing the puzzles.
NYT Strands hints and answer
If you've solved Wordle and need help with other games from the New York Times, we suggest you check out our guide on today's NYT Strands answer, which will give you an overview of how the game works and how to solve the puzzle.
Wordle alternatives
If you're eager for another game to pass the time while you wait, we've put together a list of the best Wordle alternatives. We also have a page on today's Quordle answers, because it's our favorite.
Other Wordle alternatives to try are the ultra-stressful (but very good) Squabble and the soccer-themed, Who Are Ya?. We also like the geography-based Wordle clone Worldle, the Star Wars-themed SWordle and the math-based Mathler.
There are certainly plenty of options once you've finished Wordle for the day!
Wordle tips — how to win at Wordle
The best tip I can give is to use one of the best Wordle start words. I can't stress this enough — it makes a massive difference.
Without one, you'll be scrabbling around in the dark trying (and possibly failing) to find the right five letters (or possibly fewer) out of the 26 possibles. But clever people (not me) have done the math and identified the best start words based on both frequency in English and frequency among Wordle answers. So use them!
Secondly, think about combinations, especially at the start and end. Some options are far more common than others — for instance, SH, ST, CR and CH all feature frequently.
Vowels obviously need consideration too: not all Wordle answers will contain more than one, but plenty do, and some even have three. A good Wordle start word should have used a couple, but if they don't feature you might well want to try another one or two on your next go. Plus, remember the Y — this sometimes acts as a surrogate vowel, and is easy to forget. It also appears at the end of plenty of words.
Finally, try out possibilities. So long as you don't press 'Enter' you can try possible answers to see how they look on screen. Put in likely letters plus any you know are definitely in the word, then mentally change one to the other available options. This technique has worked for me multiple times, and it's particularly helpful when the word in question is not an obvious one (like FJORD or ISLET).
But if you're still struggling with Wordle, check out how Tom's Guide's Wordle experts have honed their strategy after playing every Wordle so far and losing only once.
We also have plenty of Wordle tips and tricks to share, like how we've analyzed every Wordle answer to look for patterns and have some further advice for you there. And if you're new to the game you should also take a look at our What is Wordle? guide.
What else should I know about Wordle?
Wordle officially launched in October 2021, but actually started in June of that year and celebrated its first birthday on June 19, 2022. (You can read my thoughts on the 5 things Wordle needs to improve if it's to keep us playing for its third year.)
However, it only grew in popularity towards the end of the year, then went viral in January as the world woke up to its charms. In fact, it proved so successful that The New York Times bought Wordle for a seven-figure sum in early February and the game is now part of NYT Games.
It's played via the NYT Games website here, and is entirely free. Both the NYT and the game's creator, Josh Wardle, have stated that it will remain free. Some people think that Wordle has got harder since the NYT takeover, but it really hasn't.
Wordle is a simple game in which your challenge is to guess a five-letter word in six attempts. Each time you guess, you're told which of your chosen letters are in the target word, and whether they are in the right place.
If a letter is in the correct place, it turns green. If it's in the word but in the wrong place, it turns yellow. And if it's not in the word at all, it turns gray.
There's just one puzzle a day, and everyone completes the same one. It resets at midnight each day. You'll find more information about the game in our What is Wordle? article.
