For players looking for assistance with the October 21, 2026, Wordle puzzle, a hint and the day's answer are available. The daily challenge presents players with a five-letter word to guess within six attempts, using letter feedback from previous guesses to deduce the solution.
Wordle Hints for October 21
A clue for today's Wordle is: "You might find one in the bottom of your pocket." The word begins with the letter P and ends with Y. It contains one vowel and four unique letters. A helpful starting word is "spend," which yields two yellow letters and one green letter.
Wordle Answer for October 21
The answer to Wordle puzzle number 1950 on October 21 is PENNY. A penny is the lowest-value coin in UK and US currency.
Sharing Wordle Results
Wordle includes a built-in feature to share results without revealing the answer. After completing or losing a puzzle, tap the "SHARE" button in the statistics panel. This copies a spoiler-free summary of your performance to your clipboard or allows direct sharing to other applications on mobile devices.
How to Play Wordle
Wordle is a simple guessing game where players aim to identify a five-letter word within six tries. Each guess provides feedback: green for correctly placed letters, yellow for letters present but in the wrong position, and gray for letters not in the word. The official Wordle game can be played on The New York Times website.
Origins of Wordle
Created by software engineer Josh Wardle, Wordle began as a personal game for him and his partner. Released publicly in October 2021, it rapidly gained popularity, reaching two million daily players by the end of the year. The game's viral success was partly due to its easily shareable, spoiler-free results format. In January 2022, The New York Times acquired Wordle for a significant sum.
Wordle Answer Restrictions
While Wordle accepts many five-letter words as guesses, the daily answers are drawn from a curated list of more common words. Obscure words are generally excluded. Occasionally, The New York Times may alter an answer due to its potential to be politically or socially charged, as was the case when "FETUS" was changed to "SHINE" in relation to news about Roe v. Wade. Profane words are also not used as answers, though they can be entered as guesses.
Increasing Wordle Difficulty
Players seeking a greater challenge can enable Hard Mode, which requires all revealed letters to be incorporated into subsequent guesses. An even stricter method, dubbed "Ultra-Hard" rules, mandates that every guess must be a potential answer, adhering strictly to all previous clues. For those who find Wordle too easy, numerous variations exist, such as Worldle (geography-based), Waffle (letter-swapping), Moviedle (movie guessing), and Quordle (solving four puzzles simultaneously).