Today's NYT Wordle lands with puzzle #1950, and a familiar everyday word rewards a careful second look at your assumptions. 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 #1950 awaits.
The Letter Rundown
Today's puzzle breaks down like this:
Vowel Count: 1 vowel(s)
Consonant Count: 4 consonant(s)
Repeated Letters: Yes - the letter N appears twice
Letter Rarity: Mostly common letters, with P 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): Something small can still be worth keeping.
Level 2 (The Category): A noun for a small unit of money or the coin that represents it.
Level 3 (The Boundaries): Starts with P, ends with Y.
Level 4 (The Structure): One letter appears twice, once in position 3 and again in position 4.
Level 5 (The Giveaway): The everyday name for a one-cent coin in the United States.
Quick-Reference Clues
First Letter: P
Last Letter: Y
Vowels Present: E
Double Letters: Yes - N
Rhymes With: ANY, MANY
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 #1950 is: PENNY
Word DNA: Breaking Down Today's Answer
PENNY is a small monetary unit, worth one hundredth of a pound in modern British currency, and the everyday American name for a one-cent coin. You might find a penny beneath the sofa or describe an expensive purchase as costing a pretty penny.
Origins: PENNY comes from Old English penig, a word for a coin, and is related to German Pfennig. Its deeper origin is uncertain.
Word Family: pennies, pence, penniless
Fun Fact: British English distinguishes pennies, individual coins, from pence, an amount of money. Those familiar relatives can help bring PENNY to mind when its repeated N proves elusive.
The Streak Saver Rating
I'd rate this 3 out of 5 for the repeat trap. PENNY puts N in both the third and fourth slots, so a search focused on five different letters can miss a familiar word.
Finding one N can tempt you to treat that letter as settled and spend every remaining slot on something new. Keep a second N in contention, and use the feedback from a guess containing two Ns to check its multiplicity.
What This Puzzle Teaches
A confirmed letter gives you a foothold, but it doesn't establish how often that letter appears. When fresh-letter guesses stop producing plausible words, revisit repeats before forcing an unfamiliar candidate.
Tomorrow's Reset
Puzzle #1951 drops at midnight in your timezone, Wednesday handing the streak over to a fresh board.
Did PENNY click into place early, or did the repeated N hold you up? Carry that reminder about doubles into tomorrow's grid.
See you at midnight for the next challenge.