Wordle #1948 —
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Five hints, gentle to strong
Each one stays covered until you tap it. Go in order or skip ahead.
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One. That counts every A, E, I, O and U, including repeats.
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No. All five letters are different.
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The first letter is S.
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The last letter is K.
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To give off a strong unpleasant smell.
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The answer
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The answer to Wordle #1948 is STINK.
Word breakdown
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Go to the answerSTINK, letter by letter
Letter facts are counted from the word itself. The meaning note is written by an editor.
- Vowels
- 1 · I
- Consonants
- 4 · S, T, N and K
- Repeated letters
- None
- Shape
- Consonant, consonant, vowel, consonant, consonant
- Also the answer on
- Jul 3, 2021
Why it could be tricky
The pattern ST_NK also fits STANK and STUNK. With S, T, N and K in place, only one spot is left to settle, and each wrong try rules out one word at a time. A guess that tests several of those letters at once can settle it sooner.
What it means
stink verb · To give off a strong unpleasant smell.
Editor's note
A closer look at STINK
STINK works as a verb and a noun and is also used figuratively for something bad. The strong opening pair ST and the final NK make consonant placement useful here; I is the sole conventional vowel.
What one guess would tell you
MOIST against STINK would produce the colors shown above. Green means the correct letter and spot; yellow means a letter elsewhere in the word; gray means no unused copy of that letter remains. This is a calculated example, not a recorded player's guess.
The days before
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How this puzzle was checked
Date, number and answer for #1948 match the official game feed, YourDictionary, Five Forks and WordleHints. How we verify answers