Wordle · Archive · #1946 · Saturday, October 17, 2026
Wordle #1946 Answer — Saturday, October 17, 2026
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Category—
Vowels2
Starts withG
Difficulty8/10
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
A five-letter English word — use the vowels and first letter below to narrow it down. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has 2 vowels, and one letter appears more than once. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with G.
Still stuck? Flip the answer one letter at a time:
G
A
F
F
E
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Wordle answer #1946
GAFFE
The Word, Explained
GAFFE
A five-letter English word.
Tricky because the repeated F trips up guesses that assume five unique letters, and it leans on letters most starting words never probe.
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FAQ
What was the Wordle answer for #1946?
Wordle #1946 (Saturday, October 17, 2026) is GAFFE — a five-letter word starting with G.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 8/10 (Hard). Tricky because the repeated F trips up guesses that assume five unique letters, and it leans on letters most starting words never probe.