NYT Wordle #1943 answer & hints: Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Updated: Wednesday, October 14, 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 #1943 of Wednesday, October 14, 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 14, 2026)

1Gentle nudge

Today's word starts with the letter “P”.
It contains 0 vowels.

2Bigger hint

No repeated letters today — five different letters.
The letters, in alphabetical order, are: C H P S Y.

3Almost there

The first three letters are “PSY”.

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Wordle answers — October 14, 2026 (#1943)

★Today's Wordle answer, explained

The answer is PSYCH.

The puzzle, explained

PSYCH was a genuinely brutal Wordle that punished anyone relying on the typical strategy of guessing common vowels first—it only has a Y doing vowel duty at the end, which most players wouldn't prioritize early on. The consonant cluster at the start (PS) is pretty uncommon in English, so even if you narrowed down to words with those letters, you might not have landed on this one quickly. What really made it tricky is that it breaks so many unwritten Wordle rules: no traditional vowels, an unusual letter combo, and the kind of word you might not think to guess when you're cycling through possibilities. If you got it without a struggle, you either had a flash of inspiration or got genuinely lucky with your letter picks.

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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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