Quick Facts: Wordle #1948
- Puzzle number
- #1948
- Date
- October 19, 2026
- Word length
- Five letters
- First letter
- S
- Last letter
- K
- NYT tester difficulty
- 2.0 out of 6
- WordleBot average
- 3.5 attempts (easy), 3.8 (hard)
The Hints, in Order
Each hint below adds one piece of information without giving away the rest — open them one at a time and stop as soon as you've got enough to make a confident guess.
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1. Letter count +
The word has five letters and works as a verb.
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2. Starting letter +
It begins with S.
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3. Vowel pattern +
There's only one vowel in the whole word, and it's in the third position.
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4. Word ending +
It means To have a strong bad smell..
Still stuck after all four? That usually means it's worth re-reading the tiles from your own last guess rather than reaching for a brand new word.
The Answer
Repeated Letters
There are no repeated letters.
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