Today's NYT Wordle lands with puzzle #1913, and a deceptively tidy challenge rewards careful elimination over reflexive guessing. Whether you are protecting a streak or opening the game for the first time, there is a satisfying path through it.
The Basics (For New Players)
Wordle gives you six attempts to crack a five-letter word. After each guess, tiles change color: green means right letter, right spot; yellow signals right letter, wrong position; gray indicates the letter isn't in the word at all. One puzzle per day, shared by millions worldwide. That's the beauty of it.
Created by Josh Wardle in 2021 and now part of The New York Times Games family, Wordle has become a daily ritual for word lovers everywhere. Today's puzzle #1913 awaits.
The Letter Rundown
Today's puzzle breaks down like this:
Vowel Count: 2 vowel(s)
Consonant Count: 3 consonant(s)
Repeated Letters: No repeats today
Letter Rarity: All common letters
The Elimination Game (Progressive Hints)
We've designed these hints to reveal just enough at each level. Stop when you've got it figured out.
Level 1 (The Vibe): Think of the fresh, clean finish after something unwanted has been washed away.
Level 2 (The Category): A verb for washing something briefly with clean liquid, often to remove soap or residue.
Level 3 (The Boundaries): Starts with R, ends with E.
Level 4 (The Structure): All five letters are different, and the vowels sit in positions 2 and 5.
Level 5 (The Giveaway): To pass clean water over something after washing it, clearing away the remaining suds or dirt.
Quick-Reference Clues
First Letter: R
Last Letter: E
Vowels Present: I, E
Double Letters: No
Rhymes With: SINCE, MINCE, WINCE
Today's Wordle Answer
Final warning: The answer is directly below. Scroll only if you're ready.
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The answer to Wordle #1913 is: RINSE
Word DNA: Breaking Down Today's Answer
RINSE means to wash something briefly with clean liquid, especially to remove soap, dirt, or another residue. You can rinse shampoo from your hair, rinse a cup before using it, or rinse vegetables under the tap.
Origins: RINSE entered English through Middle English from Old French rincer. The deeper origin of the French word is uncertain.
Word Family: rinses, rinsed, rinsing
Fun Fact: RINSE works as both a verb and a noun, as in giving a dish a quick rinse. That everyday flexibility makes the word familiar while its consonant arrangement still gives the grid some bite.
The Streak Saver Rating
I rate this puzzle 3 out of 5, with a word-family trap as the main obstacle.
The I-N-E frame overlaps with tempting alternatives such as SINCE, MINCE, and WINCE, while the target requires R first and S fourth. All five letters are unique, so duplication does not provide an extra warning signal.
Once I, N, and E settle into place, a solver can burn guesses cycling through the familiar words that use C in the fourth spot. The disciplined response is to test the unresolved consonants together, with a normal-mode probe such as CROWS checking C, R, W, and S in one move.
What This Puzzle Teaches
When a partial frame supports several common words, use a probe that covers competing consonants instead of testing candidates one by one. That information-first choice protects guesses whenever tomorrow's grid produces another crowded family.
Tomorrow's Reset
Puzzle #1914 drops at midnight in your timezone, Monday handing the streak over to a fresh board.
RINSE leaves a clean lesson behind, clear the consonant trap before committing. How did your solve go today?
See you at midnight for the next challenge.
