NYT Wordle #1947 answer & hints: Sunday, October 18, 2026

Updated: Sunday, October 18, 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 #1947 of Sunday, October 18, 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 18, 2026)

1Gentle nudge

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

2Bigger hint

No repeated letters today — five different letters.
The letters, in alphabetical order, are: A D N O R.

3Almost there

The first three letters are “ADO”.

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Wordle answers — October 18, 2026 (#1947)

★Today's Wordle answer, explained

The answer is ADORN.

The puzzle, explained

ADORN was a tricky one because it has that awkward vowel situation with only A and O separated by two consonants, which meant you couldn't rely on vowel clustering to narrow things down quickly. The double consonant trap at the end—so many people probably tried words ending in -RN without the D—made it harder than your typical five-letter word. On the flip side, if you had the A and O in the right spots early on, the DR and N combo is pretty limiting, so at least the endgame narrowed down fast. Overall it's the kind of answer that punishes random guessing but rewards anyone who systematically worked through the consonant patterns.

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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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