NYT Wordle #1941 answer & hints: Monday, October 12, 2026

Updated: Monday, October 12, 2026 · Hints reviewed by Omer Liban · New puzzle daily at midnight in your local timezone. · Puzzle editor: Tracy Bennett.

This page has every level of help for the NYT Wordle puzzle #1941 of Monday, October 12, 2026: 3 spoiler-free hint tiers that narrow things down step by step, followed by the complete answers with explanations — each behind its own tap-to-reveal card.

Need a nudge on today's Wordle without ruining it? Open the hints one at a time — from a gentle first-letter clue to the full answer.

Wordle hints (October 12, 2026)

1Gentle nudge

Today's word starts with the letter “Y”.
It contains 2 vowels.

2Bigger hint

No repeated letters today — five different letters.
The letters, in alphabetical order, are: D E L O Y.

3Almost there

The first three letters are “YOD”.

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Wordle answers — October 12, 2026 (#1941)

★Today's Wordle answer, explained

The answer is YODEL.

The puzzle, explained

YODEL was a pretty tricky Wordle because it starts with Y, which is one of the least common opening letters people guess on day one—so you probably needed to get some letters from other positions first. The vowel situation wasn't too bad since E and O are both pretty common, but that O landing in the middle spot could trip you up if you were thinking of words ending in -LE. The real trap here was that Y acting as a vowel threw off a lot of solvers who were still thinking in terms of traditional AEIOU patterns, especially since most people don't immediately jump to yodel-type words when brainstorming common five-letter words.

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What time does Wordle reset?

Wordle resets at midnight in your own local timezone, unlike most other NYT games which flip at midnight US Eastern Time.

Can the Wordle answer have repeated letters?

Yes — repeated letters appear regularly, so don't rule out a letter you've already placed once.

Does Wordle use American or British spelling?

Wordle is edited by the New York Times and uses American spellings — worth remembering for words like FAVOR or COLOR.

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