Today's NYT Wordle lands with puzzle #1936, and a familiar word makes a tidy little test of your guessing discipline. Whether you're protecting a streak or joining for the first time, welcome to today's solve.
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 #1936 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: Mostly common letters, with V the least frequent of the set
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 moment when doubt gives way to certainty.
Level 2 (The Category): A verb concerned with establishing truth through evidence.
Level 3 (The Boundaries): Starts with P, ends with E.
Level 4 (The Structure): All five letters are different, and the vowels sit in positions 3 and 5.
Level 5 (The Giveaway): Demonstrate that a claim is true, rather than simply asking someone to believe it.
Quick-Reference Clues
First Letter: P
Last Letter: E
Vowels Present: O, E
Double Letters: No
Rhymes With: MOVE, GROOVE
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 #1936 is: PROVE
Word DNA: Breaking Down Today's Answer
PROVE means to establish that something is true through evidence or argument. You can prove a mathematical statement, prove ownership with a receipt, or prove your point with a clear example.
Origins: PROVE came into English through Old French, ultimately from Latin probare, meaning to test or approve. That history connects testing a claim with establishing its truth.
Word Family: proving, provable, proof, disproof
Fun Fact: PROVE rhymes with MOVE, while GROVE rhymes with COVE. That mismatch makes today's word a useful reminder that matching spelling patterns do not guarantee matching sounds.
The Streak Saver Rating
I'd rate this 3 out of 5, with competing consonants as the main trap. The P-R-O opening and final E also fit PROBE, PRONE, and PROSE, so finding that frame still leaves a meaningful choice.
Once PRO_E emerges, cycling through PROBE, PRONE, and PROSE tests just one competing consonant per turn. Outside hard mode, BASIN can check B, N, and S together, helping you narrow that choice before committing to PROVE.
What This Puzzle Teaches
When several words share your confirmed frame, list the letters that distinguish them before guessing again. A permitted probe that tests several of those letters can be more useful than another plausible answer.
Tomorrow's Reset
Puzzle #1937 drops at midnight in your timezone, Wednesday handing the streak over to a fresh board.
Did PROVE fall into place cleanly, or did a neighboring word pull you off course? Carry that habit of comparing candidates into tomorrow's puzzle.
See you at midnight for the next challenge.
