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Today’s Wordle Hints (#1949) - Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Hint 1
Today's Wordle answer is a single syllable with one vowel sitting dead center, opening on two consonants where the first one stays silent, and closing on a consonant pair.
Hint 2
Picture prying the car keys out of someone's hand when they've clearly had a few, or getting the remote back off a toddler.
Hint 3
It scales up nicely too. Boards do it for control of a company, opposition parties do it for a majority, and detectives do it for a confession.
Today’s Wordle Answer (#1949) - October 20, 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:
WREST
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