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Wordle Difficulty Today: How Hard Is Today's Wordle?
· Puzzle #1948 · 292 scored puzzles this year · Scored using methodology v1
Today's Wordle Difficulty Score and Guess Distribution
Today's puzzle scored 4.1/6, landing in the Medium range. Most players finished in 4 guesses (38.1%), with 99.1% solving within six attempts and 0.9% running out of tries.
Today's Wordle difficulty
#1948 · Oct 19
4.1
/6
Most common
4 guesses
38.1% of the sample
Solve rate
99.1%
Fail rate
0.9%
About public results. We calculate the distribution from publicly shared Wordle score grids. All results are aggregated and displayed anonymously.
Guess distribution
Each bar shows where players finished. X collects games that were not solved in six attempts.
1:
0.4%
2:
8.7%
3:
33.5%
4:
38.1%
5:
14.4%
6:
4.1%
X:
0.9%
Today's attempts. X = unsolved within 6 guesses.
Why today's Wordle scored 4.1/6
The letters are common, but several familiar words are just one letter away from the answer. You might need an extra guess to rule them out.
Reasons at a glance
- Familiar word
- The answer is a common five-letter word and is more likely to come to mind once a few letters are known.
- No repeated letters
- Each letter appears only once, so players do not have to discover a hidden repeat.
- Uncommon letters
- Some of the letters appear less often in English and may not be covered by a typical opening word.
- 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?
Across the 536 puzzles in our data, the all-time mean is 3.95 guesses. Today needed 0.22 fewer. The fail rate came in 0.79 percentage points below the usual 1.7%. Against the more recent 30-puzzle mean of 4.13, today was 0.40 guesses easier.
Today vs all-time distribution
Share of players in each result bucket.
Today
1:
0.4%
2:
8.7%
3:
33.5%
4:
38.1%
5:
14.4%
6:
4.1%
X:
0.9%
VS
VS
All-time average
1:
0.5%
2:
6.5%
3:
29.0%
4:
36.2%
5:
19.1%
6:
7.1%
X:
1.7%
X = unsolved within 6 guesses.
Hardest Wordle Words in October 2026
The toughest puzzle this month so far has been MAJOR on Oct 9, averaging 5.2 guesses. WIDER is close behind at 5.2.
Top 10 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 | MAJOR | Oct 9 | 5.2 | Hard |
| 2 | WIDER | Oct 13 | 5.2 | Hard |
| 3 | PEEVE | Oct 3 | 5.1 | Hard |
| 4 | RITZY | Oct 1 | 5.0 | Hard |
| 5 | STREW | Oct 8 | 5.0 | Hard |
| 6 | GAFFE | Oct 17 | 5.0 | Hard |
| 7 | BUMPY | Oct 10 | 4.9 | Medium+ |
| 8 | PROVE | Oct 7 | 4.9 | Medium+ |
| 9 | UNCAP | Oct 11 | 4.7 | Medium+ |
| 10 | YODEL | Oct 12 | 4.7 | 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 5.4 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 | 5.6 | Hard |
| 5 | REMIX | Sep 1 | 5.5 | Hard |
| 6 | GUNKY | Mar 6 | 5.5 | Hard |
| 7 | WAGER | Sep 4 | 5.5 | Hard |
| 8 | PIZZA | Jul 4 | 5.4 | Hard |
| 9 | DOWDY | May 13 | 5.4 | Hard |
| 10 | RIVER | Sep 30 | 5.4 | Hard |
Easiest Wordle Words in October 2026
The easiest puzzle this month so far has been ADORN, averaging just 3.2 guesses. PSYCH comes in next at 4.0.
Top 9 easiest puzzles this month so far
The puzzles that took the fewest guesses rank first. Early estimates appear only where player results are unavailable.
| # | Word | Date | Score /6 | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADORN | Oct 18 | 3.2 | Fairly Easy |
| 2 | PSYCH | Oct 14 | 4.0 | Medium |
| 3 | Oct 19 | 4.1 | Medium | |
| 4 | DUNCE | Oct 15 | 4.3 | Medium |
| 5 | SHACK | Oct 4 | 4.4 | Medium+ |
| 6 | SHADY | Oct 16 | 4.4 | Medium+ |
| 7 | DIMLY | Oct 6 | 4.5 | Medium+ |
| 8 | MOCHA | Oct 5 | 4.6 | Medium+ |
| 9 | USURY | Oct 2 | 4.7 | Medium+ |
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 2.4 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 | Fairly Easy |
| 2 | ALIBI | Jun 21 | 1.9 | Fairly Easy |
| 3 | ACUTE | Jun 26 | 1.9 | Fairly Easy |
| 4 | THUMB | Jun 7 | 2.0 | Fairly Easy |
| 5 | ALIGN | Jun 10 | 2.0 | Fairly Easy |
| 6 | CLANG | May 29 | 2.1 | Fairly Easy |
| 7 | BATON | Jul 3 | 2.1 | Fairly Easy |
| 8 | BREAK | Jun 12 | 2.3 | Fairly Easy |
| 9 | UNITY | Jun 25 | 2.3 | Fairly Easy |
| 10 | MAFIA | Jun 8 | 2.4 | Fairly Easy |
Wordle Statistics: 30-Day Average Guesses
Over the last 30 puzzles, players averaged 4.13 guesses. The toughest stretch came on Sep 30 at 4.82 guesses, while Oct 18 was the lightest at 3.58. During this window, 2.2% 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, Saturdays have given players the most trouble at 4.02 guesses on average, while Sundays have been the smoothest at 3.87. Today is a Monday, and across 76 Monday puzzles so far, the average sits at 3.92 guesses.
Average guesses by weekday
Zoomed to 3.84–4.06 guesses so the small differences are visible. A longer bar means players needed more guesses.
Sunday
3.87
Monday
3.92
Tuesday
3.90
Wednesday
4.00
Thursday
3.95
Friday
3.99
Saturday
4.02
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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 Fairly 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.