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Today’s Wordle Hints (#1946) - Saturday, October 17, 2026
Hint 1
Today's Wordle answer runs to a single syllable even though it carries two vowel letters, and there's a doubled consonant in the middle.
Hint 2
At the end of the 2015 Miss Universe pageant, host Steve Harvey announced the wrong country as the winner and had to correct himself on live television. Textbook version of today's Wordle answer.
Hint 3
Add one letter to the end and you get the job title of the person running the lighting department on a film set.
Today’s Wordle Answer (#1946) - October 17, 2026
SPOILER: The answer to today's Wordle is just a scroll down the page.
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Still don’t get it? Here’s today’s answer:
GAFFE
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