Today's NYT Wordle lands with puzzle #1937, and a familiar idea arrives in a form that rewards careful elimination. Whether you're protecting a streak or trying your first puzzle, there's room to work toward it one clue at a time.
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 #1937 awaits.
The Letter Rundown
Today's puzzle breaks down like this:
Vowel Count: 1 vowel(s)
Consonant Count: 4 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 casually scattered rather than neatly arranged.
Level 2 (The Category): A verb for scattering things across a surface.
Level 3 (The Boundaries): Starts with S, ends with W.
Level 4 (The Structure): All five letters are different, and the vowel sits in position 4.
Level 5 (The Giveaway): To scatter petals along a path or leave belongings spread untidily across the floor.
Quick-Reference Clues
First Letter: S
Last Letter: W
Vowels Present: E
Double Letters: No
Rhymes With: BLUE, TRUE, CREW
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 #1937 is: STREW
Word DNA: Breaking Down Today's Answer
STREW means to scatter or spread things loosely over an area. You can strew seeds over soil, petals across a table, or clothes around a room.
Origins: Strew comes from the Old English verb streowian, meaning to scatter or spread. Its core meaning has survived into modern English.
Word Family: strews, strewing, strewed, strewn
Fun Fact: Strew rhymes with blue even though their endings look different. That long vowel sound comes from the written combination EW, a useful reminder that Wordle tracks spelling rather than sounds.
The Streak Saver Rating
I'd rate this 3 out of 5 for difficulty, with consonant density as the main trap. Four consonants surround a single vowel in the fourth position, and the final W makes the shape less obvious than a familiar vowel-heavy word.
Finding E can tempt you into spending another guess hunting for extra vowels, while leaving the consonants unresolved. If W, R, and T are still untested, a probe such as WORTH checks all three together and gives you useful placement feedback.
What This Puzzle Teaches
Don't require a second vowel before considering a word. When the feedback supports a consonant-heavy shape, test plausible consonant clusters and endings instead of repeating a vowel search.
Tomorrow's Reset
Puzzle #1938 drops at midnight in your timezone, Thursday handing the streak over to a fresh board.
Did STREW click once the ending appeared, or did the consonant cluster keep you guessing? Take the lesson forward and give tomorrow's grid a fresh start.
See you at midnight for the next challenge.
