Today's NYT Wordle lands with puzzle #1942, and a familiar word offers a tidy challenge, with one choice that deserves a second look. Whether you're protecting a streak or trying your first puzzle, 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 #1942 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 making a little extra room.
Level 2 (The Category): A comparative adjective describing greater breadth or extent.
Level 3 (The Boundaries): Starts with W, ends with R.
Level 4 (The Structure): All five letters are different, and the vowels sit in positions 2 and 4.
Level 5 (The Giveaway): More spacious from side to side than something else.
Quick-Reference Clues
First Letter: W
Last Letter: R
Vowels Present: I, E
Double Letters: No
Rhymes With: RIDER, CIDER, SPIDER
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 #1942 is: WIDER
Word DNA: Breaking Down Today's Answer
WIDER is the comparative form of wide, meaning greater in breadth or extent. A wider doorway offers more space across its opening, while a wider discussion covers more subjects.
Origins: WIDER comes from wide, which traces back to Old English wīd, meaning broad or spacious. The comparative ending adds the sense of greater breadth.
Word Family: wide, widest, widely, widen, width
Fun Fact: Wide loses its final silent e before taking the comparative ending -er. That small spelling change gives WIDER a familiar ending that can help anchor a Wordle guess.
The Streak Saver Rating
I'd rate this 2 out of 5 for difficulty, with an opening-consonant trap. WIDER has five distinct letters and a familiar -ER ending, but finding IDER still leaves alternatives such as RIDER and CIDER to check against your clues.
Once IDER is fixed, guessing possible opening consonants one at a time can burn through your remaining attempts. If your clues and mode allow it, CROWN tests C and W together, helping distinguish CIDER, RIDER, and WIDER.
What This Puzzle Teaches
A nearly complete word still deserves a candidate check. List the words that fit your clues, then choose a guess that separates them instead of committing to the first familiar option.
Tomorrow's Reset
Puzzle #1943 drops at midnight in your timezone, Tuesday handing the streak over to a fresh board.
Did WIDER click straight away, or did another opening consonant keep you guessing? Carry that habit of checking alternatives into tomorrow's grid.
See you at midnight for the next challenge.
