Today's NYT Wordle lands with puzzle #1949, and a familiar sound hides behind a spelling that rewards careful deduction. Whether you're protecting a streak or joining for the first time, welcome to today's challenge.
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 #1949 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 of a hard-won victory against stubborn resistance.
Level 2 (The Category): A verb about taking something through force or determined effort.
Level 3 (The Boundaries): Starts with W, ends with T.
Level 4 (The Structure): All five letters are different, and the vowel sits in position 3.
Level 5 (The Giveaway): To pull something from another person's grasp or seize control despite resistance.
Quick-Reference Clues
First Letter: W
Last Letter: T
Vowels Present: E
Double Letters: No
Rhymes With: BEST, CHEST, NEST
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 #1949 is: WREST
Word DNA: Breaking Down Today's Answer
WREST means to take something away by force or persistent effort, often with a pulling or twisting action. You can wrest a tool from someone's grip or wrest control of a meeting from a rival.
Origins: WREST comes from Old English wrǣstan, meaning to twist. Its connection with twisting survives in the idea of forcibly pulling something away, and it shares its roots with wrestle.
Word Family: wrests, wrested, wresting, wrestle, wrestler, wrestling
Fun Fact: WREST and REST sound identical despite their different meanings and spellings. That silent W gives Wordle a useful trap: hearing the word in your head doesn't supply every letter you need.
The Streak Saver Rating
I'd rate this 4 out of 5 for difficulty, with the opening WR combination as the main trap factor. The single vowel, E in the middle, leaves four consonants to identify, although the absence of repeated letters removes one complication.
Finding the EST ending can draw you toward CREST or CHEST while the silent opening stays out of mind. If both remain possible and your clues permit it, CREST tests C and R together; a gray C with a green R should bring WREST into consideration.
What This Puzzle Teaches
When a familiar ending is secure, compare the unresolved beginnings before spending another guess. Include silent-letter combinations in that check, because spelling can hide options that pronunciation leaves out.
Tomorrow's Reset
Puzzle #1950 drops at midnight in your timezone, Tuesday handing the streak over to a fresh board.
Did WREST click once the ending appeared, or did the silent W hold you up? Take the useful clue forward and give tomorrow's grid a fresh start.
See you at midnight for the next challenge.