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Wordle Difficulty Today: How Hard Is Today's Wordle?
· Puzzle #1937 · 281 scored puzzles this year · Scored using methodology v1
Today's Wordle Difficulty Score and Guess Distribution
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Today's Wordle difficulty
#1937 · Oct 8
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Guess distribution
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Why today's Wordle scored 5.5/6
The word may not come to mind quickly, and three consonants in a row make its opening harder to piece together.
Reasons at a glance
- Low vowel count
- The answer has 1 vowel, so a vowel-heavy opening guess may reveal less than expected.
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Today's Wordle hintsIs Today's Wordle Harder Than Average?
Today vs all-time distribution
Share of players in each result bucket.
Hardest Wordle Words in October 2026
The toughest puzzle this month so far has been on Oct 8, averaging 5.5 guesses. PEEVE is close behind at 5.0.
Top 8 hardest puzzles this month so far
The puzzles that took the most guesses rank first. An early estimate appears only when player results are unavailable.
| # | Word | Date | Score /6 | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 8 | 5.5 | Hard | |
| 2 | PEEVE | Oct 3 | 5.0 | Hard |
| 3 | RITZY | Oct 1 | 5.0 | Medium+ |
| 4 | PROVE | Oct 7 | 4.8 | Medium+ |
| 5 | USURY | Oct 2 | 4.6 | Medium+ |
| 6 | MOCHA | Oct 5 | 4.5 | Medium+ |
| 7 | DIMLY | Oct 6 | 4.4 | Medium+ |
| 8 | SHACK | Oct 4 | 4.3 | Medium |
Hardest Wordle Words of 2026
Across 2026, PSHAW stands as the toughest puzzle so far at 5.8 guesses on average. The 10 hardest range from 5.3 to 5.8 guesses.
Top 10 hardest puzzles in 2026
The puzzles that took the most guesses rank first. Early estimates are used only where player results are unavailable.
| # | Word | Date | Score /6 | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSHAW | Jul 15 | 5.8 | Hard |
| 2 | ALOHA | Jul 25 | 5.7 | Hard |
| 3 | VALVE | Jul 29 | 5.6 | Hard |
| 4 | WAVER | May 14 | 5.5 | Hard |
| 5 | REMIX | Sep 1 | 5.5 | Hard |
| 6 | Oct 8 | 5.5 | Hard | |
| 7 | GUNKY | Mar 6 | 5.5 | Hard |
| 8 | WAGER | Sep 4 | 5.4 | Hard |
| 9 | PIZZA | Jul 4 | 5.4 | Hard |
| 10 | DOWDY | May 13 | 5.3 | Hard |
Easiest Wordle Words in October 2026
It is too early to rank this month’s easiest puzzles. Rankings will appear once 15 puzzles have scores; 8 are available so far.
Easiest Wordle Words of 2026
For 2026 overall, SMILE has been the easiest puzzle, averaging 1.5 guesses. The 10 easiest range from 1.5 to 2.3 guesses.
Top 10 easiest puzzles in 2026
The puzzles that took the fewest guesses rank first. Early estimates appear only where player results are unavailable.
| # | Word | Date | Score /6 | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMILE | May 30 | 1.5 | Easy |
| 2 | ALIBI | Jun 21 | 1.9 | Easy |
| 3 | ACUTE | Jun 26 | 1.9 | Easy |
| 4 | THUMB | Jun 7 | 2.0 | Easy |
| 5 | ALIGN | Jun 10 | 2.0 | Easy |
| 6 | CLANG | May 29 | 2.1 | Easy |
| 7 | BATON | Jul 3 | 2.1 | Easy |
| 8 | BREAK | Jun 12 | 2.3 | Easy |
| 9 | UNITY | Jun 25 | 2.3 | Easy |
| 10 | MAFIA | Jun 8 | 2.3 | Easy |
Wordle Statistics: 30-Day Average Guesses
Over the last 30 puzzles, players averaged 4.07 guesses. The toughest stretch came on Sep 30 at 4.82 guesses, while Sep 14 was the lightest at 3.33. During this window, 1.9% of players ran out of tries on an average day.
Mean guesses per puzzle, last 30 days
Each point represents one puzzle, and today is highlighted. The vertical scale runs from two to six guesses.
Fail rate per puzzle, last 30 days
The percentage of players in each sample who ran out of guesses.
Wordle Difficulty by Day of the Week
Historically, Wednesdays have given players the most trouble at 4.03 guesses on average, while Tuesdays have been the smoothest at 3.87. Today is a Thursday, and across 75 Thursday puzzles so far, the average sits at 3.95 guesses.
Average guesses by weekday
Zoomed to 3.83–4.06 guesses so the small differences are visible. A longer bar means players needed more guesses.
Sunday
3.88
Monday
3.91
Tuesday
3.87
Wednesday
4.03
Thursday
3.95
Friday
3.97
Saturday
3.97
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Get today's hintsHow Wordle Difficulty Is Measured
Every difficulty score uses a six-point scale. It blends results from the New York Times' paid tester panel with roughly 2,500 publicly shared score grids, each weighted before the final number is calculated. When a source isn't available yet, the remaining weights rebalance automatically so the score still reflects the data that is in. That final number is what sets the Easy, Medium, Medium+, or Hard label you see across the site.
Data sources and methodology
- Combined score. The headline and rankings come from a weighted blend of all available sources, not any single one in isolation.
- Guess distribution. The bars come from one internally consistent public-results sample. We don't mix bucket counts from different cohorts.
- Source safeguards. A public-results source only counts after its collection method and minimum sample size have been validated. Until then, it doesn't affect the score or distribution.
- Daily updates. The difficulty score and distribution refresh each day. Every page pulls from the same validated daily record, so the figures stay consistent across the site.
These figures use aggregate counts calculated from publicly shared score grids. This page does not display usernames, profiles, or individual posts.