Most people find uncovering today's Wordle answer to be a little tough, so here's a hint to get you started: Today's Wordle answer is quite watery. According to the New York Times' WordleBot, the average player completes September 5's Wordle #1,904 in 3.7 moves easy mode, or 3.6 if playing by hard rules.
Each day, we will update this article with Wordle hints and tips to help you find today's answer. And if the hints aren't enough, we'll even give you the answer, in case you're really stuck. Be warned: spoilers lie ahead for game #1,904, Only read on if you want to know today's Wordle answer!
2. Start letter
Today's Wordle answer — hints to help you solve it
Our first tip is that you should use one of the best Wordle start words for every game you play. But if you want some more specific clues to today's Wordle answer, then here you go:
It contains two of the five vowels,* there are no repeated characters, and it features just one of the five most common Wordle letters.
* By vowel, we mean A, E, I, O, U. There are other letters that are sometimes considered to be vowels, depending on how they are used.
Those hints should get you at least some of the way towards finding today's Wordle answer. If not, then you can read on for bigger clues; or, if you just want to know the answer, then skip down further for that.
What does today's Wordle start with?
The answer to Wordle #1,904 starts with S, so combined with the hints above you should now have all the clues you need to get the answer and not break a Wordle streak.
OK, it's now time to scroll down for the answer…
Today's Wordle answer
So, what is today's Wordle answer for game #1,904?
Drumroll, please — it's SOUPY.
Hello Wordlers. A somewhat tricky one today, with SOUPY containing just two of the ten most common Wordle letters.
That meant my usual opener of ORATE only gave me a single yellow 'O' to work with, leaving a massive 193 possible answers to choose from, according to WordleBot.
The Bot's best Wordle start words were more effective. SPILT leaves 20 answers, while SPLAT lowers that to 15. If you started with CLOPS or LEAPS, just three options would still be viable.
I try and play as many of 'L', 'I', 'S', 'N' and 'C' as I can on my second turn. Today, I opted for SONIC, which turned both 'S' and 'O' green, leaving just three options, according to WordleBot*.
Unfortunately, I picked one of the wrong ones first: SOGGY.
But fortunately I didn't think of the other option on my fourth turn - SOPPY - and instead typed in SOUPY for a comfortable, if unspectacular, win.
Hopefully you did well today, Wordlers. See you tomorrow.
* These were: SOUPY, SOPPY and SOGGY.
Yesterday's Wordle answer
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are clues and the solution to the previous puzzle.
- It contains two of the five vowels
- There are no repeated characters
- It features three of the five most common Wordle letters
The answer to Wordle #1,903 starts with W, so combined with the hints above you should now have all the clues you need to get the answer and not break a Wordle streak.
OK, it's now time to scroll down for the answer…
The Wordle answer for game #1,903 was... WAGER.
Hello Wordlers. Despite containing three of the five most common Wordle letters, I found today's puzzle a little tricky.
I was off to a flyer, however, with my usual start word of ORATE turning 'R', 'A' and 'E' yellow. That still left a sizeable 79 possible options, according to WordleBot, though.
The Bot's best Wordle start words were a fair bit better, but not that many left fewer than 30 answers. PARED leaves 35 options, while LATER lowers that to 28. After a lot of scrolling, the best I could see was GRASP, which still left 19 possibilities.
I try to play as many of 'L', 'I', 'S', 'N' and 'C' as I can on my second turn, and today I could try just two of them while moving my three yellow letters around.
I did that with CLEAR. It turned 'R' green, but 'E' and 'A' stayed resolutely yellow, still leaving 31 options, according to WordleBot*.
ANGER was my next port of call, and this finally made significant progress. 'G' and 'E' joined 'R' in going green, and while 'A' stayed yellow, it was proven to sit in second spot. The answer, in other words, had to be ?AGER.
I opted for PAGER first, which was wrong.
I could think of two more options: WAGER and EAGER. Because I didn't want to use a double 'E' unnecessarily, I opted for the former, and was rewarded with a three-turn win (though it could also have been RAGER).
Hopefully you did well today, Wordlers. See you tomorrow.
* These were: BAKER, MAKER, PAPER, PAYER, RARER, SAFER, WAFER, WAVER, SABER, FAKER, PAVER, RAVER, BARER, FADER, PARER, WADER, EAGER, PAGER, WAGER, RAGER, AMBER, ADDER, AIDER, ASKER, GAMER, GAYER, GAZER, ANGER, SANER and AUGER.
Previous Wordle answers
If you're looking for a list of older Wordle answers, we can also help. Here's a list going back 20 games.
- Wordle #1,903: WAGER
- Wordle #1,902: JOIST
- Wordle #1,901: RULER
- Wordle #1,900: REMIX
- Wordle #1,899: MOUND
- Wordle #1,898: INTEL
- Wordle #1,897: BLOOD
- Wordle #1,896: TWEEN
- Wordle #1,895: UNCUT
- Wordle #1,894: CAPON
- Wordle #1,893: CLICK
- Wordle #1,892: RUNNY
- Wordle #1,891: OLDEN
- Wordle #1,890: PRAWN
- Wordle #1,889: TRACE
- Wordle #1,888: MURKY
- Wordle #1,887: GRILL
- Wordle #1,886: STRIP
- Wordle #1,885: TRIBE
- Wordle #1,884: ASPIC
Check out our hints for other New York Times Games
NYT Connections hints and answer
We also have a daily guide to today's NYT Connections hints and answer, so head on over there if you're having trouble.
NYT Pips hints and answers
Pips is the Times' newest game, which involves arranging dominoes in a particular order. Here's today's Pips hints and answers if you need help completing the puzzles.
NYT Strands hints and answer
If you've solved Wordle and need help with other games from the New York Times, we suggest you check out our guide on today's NYT Strands answer, which will give you an overview of how the game works and how to solve the puzzle.
Wordle alternatives
If you're eager for another game to pass the time while you wait, we've put together a list of the best Wordle alternatives. We also have a page on today's Quordle answers, because it's our favorite.
Other Wordle alternatives to try are the ultra-stressful (but very good) Squabble and the soccer-themed, Who Are Ya?. We also like the geography-based Wordle clone Worldle, the Star Wars-themed SWordle and the math-based Mathler.
There are certainly plenty of options once you've finished Wordle for the day!
Wordle tips — how to win at Wordle
The best tip I can give is to use one of the best Wordle start words. I can't stress this enough — it makes a massive difference.
Without one, you'll be scrabbling around in the dark trying (and possibly failing) to find the right five letters (or possibly fewer) out of the 26 possibles. But clever people (not me) have done the math and identified the best start words based on both frequency in English and frequency among Wordle answers. So use them!
Secondly, think about combinations, especially at the start and end. Some options are far more common than others — for instance, SH, ST, CR and CH all feature frequently.
Vowels obviously need consideration too: not all Wordle answers will contain more than one, but plenty do, and some even have three. A good Wordle start word should have used a couple, but if they don't feature you might well want to try another one or two on your next go. Plus, remember the Y — this sometimes acts as a surrogate vowel, and is easy to forget. It also appears at the end of plenty of words.
Finally, try out possibilities. So long as you don't press 'Enter' you can try possible answers to see how they look on screen. Put in likely letters plus any you know are definitely in the word, then mentally change one to the other available options. This technique has worked for me multiple times, and it's particularly helpful when the word in question is not an obvious one (like FJORD or ISLET).
But if you're still struggling with Wordle, check out how Tom's Guide's Wordle experts have honed their strategy after playing every Wordle so far and losing only once.
We also have plenty of Wordle tips and tricks to share, like how we've analyzed every Wordle answer to look for patterns and have some further advice for you there. And if you're new to the game you should also take a look at our What is Wordle? guide.
What else should I know about Wordle?
Wordle officially launched in October 2021, but actually started in June of that year and celebrated its first birthday on June 19, 2022. (You can read my thoughts on the 5 things Wordle needs to improve if it's to keep us playing for its third year.)
However, it only grew in popularity towards the end of the year, then went viral in January as the world woke up to its charms. In fact, it proved so successful that The New York Times bought Wordle for a seven-figure sum in early February and the game is now part of NYT Games.
It's played via the NYT Games website here, and is entirely free. Both the NYT and the game's creator, Josh Wardle, have stated that it will remain free. Some people think that Wordle has got harder since the NYT takeover, but it really hasn't.
Wordle is a simple game in which your challenge is to guess a five-letter word in six attempts. Each time you guess, you're told which of your chosen letters are in the target word, and whether they are in the right place.
If a letter is in the correct place, it turns green. If it's in the word but in the wrong place, it turns yellow. And if it's not in the word at all, it turns gray.
There's just one puzzle a day, and everyone completes the same one. It resets at midnight each day. You'll find more information about the game in our What is Wordle? article.
Most people find uncovering today's Wordle answer to be a little tough, so here's a hint to get you started: Today's Wordle answer is a gamble. According to the New York Times' WordleBot, the average player completes September 4's Wordle #1,903 in 4.7 moves easy mode, or 4.5 if playing by hard rules.
Each day, we will update this article with Wordle hints and tips to help you find today's answer. And if the hints aren't enough, we'll even give you the answer, in case you're really stuck. Be warned: spoilers lie ahead for game #1,903, Only read on if you want to know today's Wordle answer!
2. Start letter
Today's Wordle answer — hints to help you solve it
Our first tip is that you should use one of the best Wordle start words for every game you play. But if you want some more specific clues to today's Wordle answer, then here you go:
It contains two of the five vowels,* there are no repeated characters, and it features three of the five most common Wordle letters.
* By vowel, we mean A, E, I, O, U. There are other letters that are sometimes considered to be vowels, depending on how they are used.
Those hints should get you at least some of the way towards finding today's Wordle answer. If not, then you can read on for bigger clues; or, if you just want to know the answer, then skip down further for that.
What does today's Wordle start with?
The answer to Wordle #1,903 starts with W, so combined with the hints above you should now have all the clues you need to get the answer and not break a Wordle streak.
OK, it's now time to scroll down for the answer…
Today's Wordle answer
So, what is today's Wordle answer for game #1,903?
Drumroll, please — it's WAGER.
Hello Wordlers. Despite containing three of the five most common Wordle letters, I found today's puzzle a little tricky.
I was off to a flyer, however, with my usual start word of ORATE turning 'R', 'A' and 'E' yellow. That still left a sizeable 79 possible options, according to WordleBot, though.
The Bot's best Wordle start words were a fair bit better, but not that many left fewer than 30 answers. PARED leaves 35 options, while LATER lowers that to 28. After a lot of scrolling, the best I could see was GRASP, which still left 19 possibilities.
I try to play as many of 'L', 'I', 'S', 'N' and 'C' as I can on my second turn, and today I could try just two of them while moving my three yellow letters around.
I did that with CLEAR. It turned 'R' green, but 'E' and 'A' stayed resolutely yellow, still leaving 31 options, according to WordleBot*.
ANGER was my next port of call, and this finally made significant progress. 'G' and 'E' joined 'R' in going green, and while 'A' stayed yellow, it was proven to sit in second spot. The answer, in other words, had to be ?AGER.
I opted for PAGER first, which was wrong.
I could think of two more options: WAGER and EAGER. Because I didn't want to use a double 'E' unnecessarily, I opted for the former, and was rewarded with a three-turn win (though it could also have been RAGER).
Hopefully you did well today, Wordlers. See you tomorrow.
* These were: BAKER, MAKER, PAPER, PAYER, RARER, SAFER, WAFER, WAVER, SABER, FAKER, PAVER, RAVER, BARER, FADER, PARER, WADER, EAGER, PAGER, WAGER, RAGER, AMBER, ADDER, AIDER, ASKER, GAMER, GAYER, GAZER, ANGER, SANER and AUGER.
Yesterday's Wordle answer
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are clues and the solution to the previous puzzle.
- It contains two of the five vowels
- There are no repeated characters
- It features two of the five most common Wordle letters
The answer to Wordle #1,902 starts with J, so combined with the hints above you should now have all the clues you need to get the answer and not break a Wordle streak.
OK, it's now time to scroll down for the answer…
The Wordle answer for game #1,902 was... JOIST.
Hello Wordlers. Today's answer is unusual, as it starts with 'J': the most unusual letter in the Wordle dictionary. In fact, just 20 Wordle answers start with 'J', including this one.
But JOIST also contains half of the eight most common Wordle letters, meaning my usual starter of ORATE turned both 'O' and 'T' yellow. That left 56 possible answers, according to WordleBot.
The Bot's best Wordle start words were far more effective. TRIPS leaves 23 answers, while SPILT lowers that to 12. If you opened with TOILS, only four options would remain viable.
I like to play a mix of 'L', 'I', 'S', 'N' and 'C' on my second turn, and today I could try three of them with TONIC.
It was hugely effective, turning 'O' green, ruling out 'T' in two more spots, and giving me a yellow 'I' to play with. That eliminated everything but four answers, according to WordleBot.
I tried MOIST next, and it turned everything bar 'M' green.
I was down to three options, but I could only see two of them immediately: HOIST and JOIST. As 'J' is the least common character in the game, I tried the former.
It was wrong, so I played JOIST and claimed the four-turn win. Just as well I'd temporarily forgotten FOIST is a word.
Hopefully you did well today, Wordlers. See you tomorrow.
* These were: HOIST, MOIST, FOIST and JOIST.
Previous Wordle answers
If you're looking for a list of older Wordle answers, we can also help. Here's a list going back 20 games.
- Wordle #1,902: JOIST
- Wordle #1,901: RULER
- Wordle #1,900: REMIX
- Wordle #1,899: MOUND
- Wordle #1,898: INTEL
- Wordle #1,897: BLOOD
- Wordle #1,896: TWEEN
- Wordle #1,895: UNCUT
- Wordle #1,894: CAPON
- Wordle #1,893: CLICK
- Wordle #1,892: RUNNY
- Wordle #1,891: OLDEN
- Wordle #1,890: PRAWN
- Wordle #1,889: TRACE
- Wordle #1,888: MURKY
- Wordle #1,887: GRILL
- Wordle #1,886: STRIP
- Wordle #1,885: TRIBE
- Wordle #1,884: ASPIC
- Wordle #1,883: LOOSE
Check out our hints for other New York Times Games
NYT Connections hints and answer
We also have a daily guide to today's NYT Connections hints and answer, so head on over there if you're having trouble.
NYT Pips hints and answers
Pips is the Times' newest game, which involves arranging dominoes in a particular order. Here's today's Pips hints and answers if you need help completing the puzzles.
NYT Strands hints and answer
If you've solved Wordle and need help with other games from the New York Times, we suggest you check out our guide on today's NYT Strands answer, which will give you an overview of how the game works and how to solve the puzzle.
Wordle alternatives
If you're eager for another game to pass the time while you wait, we've put together a list of the best Wordle alternatives. We also have a page on today's Quordle answers, because it's our favorite.
Other Wordle alternatives to try are the ultra-stressful (but very good) Squabble and the soccer-themed, Who Are Ya?. We also like the geography-based Wordle clone Worldle, the Star Wars-themed SWordle and the math-based Mathler.
There are certainly plenty of options once you've finished Wordle for the day!
Wordle tips — how to win at Wordle
The best tip I can give is to use one of the best Wordle start words. I can't stress this enough — it makes a massive difference.
Without one, you'll be scrabbling around in the dark trying (and possibly failing) to find the right five letters (or possibly fewer) out of the 26 possibles. But clever people (not me) have done the math and identified the best start words based on both frequency in English and frequency among Wordle answers. So use them!
Secondly, think about combinations, especially at the start and end. Some options are far more common than others — for instance, SH, ST, CR and CH all feature frequently.
Vowels obviously need consideration too: not all Wordle answers will contain more than one, but plenty do, and some even have three. A good Wordle start word should have used a couple, but if they don't feature you might well want to try another one or two on your next go. Plus, remember the Y — this sometimes acts as a surrogate vowel, and is easy to forget. It also appears at the end of plenty of words.
Finally, try out possibilities. So long as you don't press 'Enter' you can try possible answers to see how they look on screen. Put in likely letters plus any you know are definitely in the word, then mentally change one to the other available options. This technique has worked for me multiple times, and it's particularly helpful when the word in question is not an obvious one (like FJORD or ISLET).
But if you're still struggling with Wordle, check out how Tom's Guide's Wordle experts have honed their strategy after playing every Wordle so far and losing only once.
We also have plenty of Wordle tips and tricks to share, like how we've analyzed every Wordle answer to look for patterns and have some further advice for you there. And if you're new to the game you should also take a look at our What is Wordle? guide.
What else should I know about Wordle?
Wordle officially launched in October 2021, but actually started in June of that year and celebrated its first birthday on June 19, 2022. (You can read my thoughts on the 5 things Wordle needs to improve if it's to keep us playing for its third year.)
However, it only grew in popularity towards the end of the year, then went viral in January as the world woke up to its charms. In fact, it proved so successful that The New York Times bought Wordle for a seven-figure sum in early February and the game is now part of NYT Games.
It's played via the NYT Games website here, and is entirely free. Both the NYT and the game's creator, Josh Wardle, have stated that it will remain free. Some people think that Wordle has got harder since the NYT takeover, but it really hasn't.
Wordle is a simple game in which your challenge is to guess a five-letter word in six attempts. Each time you guess, you're told which of your chosen letters are in the target word, and whether they are in the right place.
If a letter is in the correct place, it turns green. If it's in the word but in the wrong place, it turns yellow. And if it's not in the word at all, it turns gray.
There's just one puzzle a day, and everyone completes the same one. It resets at midnight each day. You'll find more information about the game in our What is Wordle? article.
