NYT Wordle today — answer and my hints for game #1621, Wednesday, November 26
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It's time for your guide to today'sWordle answer, featuring my commentary on the latest puzzle, plus a selection of hints designed to help you keep your streak going.
Want more word-based fun? TechRadar'sQuordle today page contains hints and answers for that game, and you can also take a look at ourNYT Strands today andNYT Connections today pages for our verdict on two of the New York Times' other brainteasers.
SPOILER WARNING: Today's Wordle answer and hints are below, so don't read on if you don't want to see them.
Marc is TechRadar’s Global Editor in Chief and has been obsessed with Wordle for more than three years. He's authored dozens of articles on the game for TechRadar and its sister site Tom's Guide, including a detailedanalysis of the most common letters in Wordle in every position and a guide to thebest Wordle start words. He's alsoplayed every Wordle ever and only lost once and yes, he takes it all too seriously.
Wordle hints (game #1621) - clue #1 - Vowels
How many vowels does today's Wordle have?
• Wordle today hasvowels in two places*.
* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).
Wordle hints (game #1621) - clue #2 - first letter
What letter does today's Wordle begin with?
•The first letter in today's Wordle answer isH.
H is not a particularly common starting letter in Wordle: only 69 games begin with it, and it ranks in 15th place.
Wordle hints (game #1621) - clue #3 - repeated letters
Does today's Wordle have any repeated letters?
• There areno repeated letters in today's Wordle.
Repeated letters are quite common in the game, with 748 of the 2,309 Wordle answers containing one. However, it's still more likely that a Wordledoesn't have one.
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Wordle hints (game #1621) - clue #4 - ending letter
What letter does today's Wordle end with?
• The last letter in today's Wordle isL.
L is a really common letter to find at the end of a Wordle. There are 155 games that finish with an L, and it ranks as the fifth most likely letter there.
Wordle hints (game #1621) - clue #5 - last chance
Still looking for more Wordle hints today? Here's an extra one for game #1621.
- Today's Wordle answer is a small, rundown dwelling.
If you just want to know today's Wordle answer now, simply scroll down – but I'd always recommend trying to solve it on your own first. We've got lots ofWordle tips and tricks to help you, including a guide to thebest Wordle start words.
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Today's Wordle answer (game #1621)
- NYT average score: 4.1
- My score: 4
- WordleBot's score: 4
- My skill score:94
- My luck score:47
- My start word performance: SANER (167 remaining answers)
- WordleBot's start word performance: SLATE (98)
- Tomorrow's start word: SANER
Today's Wordle answer (game #1621) is…HOVEL.
Don't be surprised if HOVEL feels familiar – because it has a format we've seen several times of late.
Less than a week ago we had VOWEL (game #1616), which has that same -O-EL structure, plus a V – albeit that's in a different position. A couple of weeks ago we had MOTEL (#1596) and back in July it was NOVEL (1481).
If you remembered those games it might well have helped you avoid a high score today, but the game's average of 4.1 implies plenty didn't. In fact, both VOWEL and NOVEL picked up plenty of guesses today, so clearly not everyone uses apast Wordle answers list yet.
Nor do I, for that matter, but I did at least recall that VOWEL had been a solution. That helped me out near the end, when I had a choice of BOWEL, VOWEL or HOVEL and correctly plumped for the latter, reasoning that the NYT might leave out BOWEL as being a little too rude (which is silly, but it was as good a reason as any to pick on what was effectively a 50/50).
Earlier, I'd been able to play YODEL, a word that I very much hope is a solution one day, not least because I've always wished I could do it.
Yesterday's Wordle hints (game #1620)
In a different time zone where it's still Tuesday? Don't worry – I can give you some clues for Wordle #1620, too.
- Wordle yesterdayhad vowels in two places.
* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).
- The first letter in yesterday's Wordle answer wasP.
P is a very common first letter among Wordle answers. It's the fifth most common in the alphabet and begins 141 solutions in total.
- There were no repeated letters in yesterday's Wordle.
Repeated letters are quite common in the game, with 748 of the 2,309 Wordle answers containing one. However, it's still more likely that a Wordledoesn't have one.
- The last letter in yesterday's Wordle wasD.
D is a fairly common letter to end a Wordle answer: it's the eighth most likely to be in that position in a solution.
Still looking for more Wordle hints? Here's an extra one for game #1620.
- Yesterday's Wordle answer is to argue a case or cause.
Yesterday's Wordle answer (game #1620)
- NYT average score: 3.3
- My score: 3
- WordleBot's score: 3
- My skill score:98
- My luck score:63
- My start word performance: SANER (105 remaining answers)
- WordleBot's start word performance: SLATE (9)
- Tomorrow's start word: SANER
Yesterday's Wordle answer (game #1620) was…PLEAD.
Another day, another 3/6 score for me – and another easy game for everyone.
I say 'everyone', but of course there are always some people who fare worse than others on any given day, mostly related to start word but also due to luck – or lack of it. I doubt there will be too many of those unfortunate souls for this game, though, because PLEAD has an average score of only 3.3. It's not quite the easiest so far in November, but only ARISE (3.1) is below it.
I didn't have the best opening here, with SANER leaving 105 options; in contrast, SLATE left only nine. However, I had the good fortune of choosing PLATE as my second guess, and that instantly cut those possibilities down to just a single word.
That was PLEAD, and it gave me my fourth three in succession. This run won't last, obviously…
Wordle answers: The past 50
I've been playing Wordle every day for more than three years now and have tracked all of the previous answers so I can help you improve your game. Here are the last 50 solutions starting with yesterday's answer, or check out mypast Wordle answers page for the full list.
- Wordle #1620, Tuesday 25 November:PLEAD
- Wordle #1619, Monday 24 November:DOUGH
- Wordle #1618, Sunday 23 November:BUNNY
- Wordle #1617, Saturday 22 November:THICK
- Wordle #1616, Friday 21 November:VOWEL
- Wordle #1615, Thursday 20 November:GRAVE
- Wordle #1614, Wednesday 19 November:MAKER
- Wordle #1613, Tuesday 18 November:OPINE
- Wordle #1612, Monday 17 November:CLAMP
- Wordle #1611, Sunday 16 November:WIELD
- Wordle #1610, Saturday 15 November:CLUNG
- Wordle #1609, Friday 14 November:LURID
- Wordle #1608, Thursday 13 November:TINGE
- Wordle #1607, Wednesday 12 November:DEUCE
- Wordle #1606, Tuesday 11 November:GIZMO
- Wordle #1605, Monday 10 November:TABBY
- Wordle #1604, Sunday 9 November:FUGUE
- Wordle #1603, Saturday 8 November:ARISE
- Wordle #1602, Friday 7 November:PERIL
- Wordle #1601, Thursday 6 November:GUISE
- Wordle #1600, Wednesday 5 November:SHORT
- Wordle #1599, Tuesday 4 November:VENUE
- Wordle #1598, Monday 3 November:AWOKE
- Wordle #1597, Sunday 2 November:RABID
- Wordle #1596, Saturday 1 November:MOTEL
- Wordle #1595, Friday 31 October:ABHOR
- Wordle #1594, Thursday 30 October:LATHE
- Wordle #1593, Wednesday 29 October:GLARE
- Wordle #1592, Tuesday 28 October:HOLLY
- Wordle #1591, Monday 27 October:FETID
- Wordle #1590, Sunday 26 October:PLUMP
- Wordle #1589, Saturday 25 October:GAUGE
- Wordle #1588, Friday 24 October:TUBER
- Wordle #1587, Thursday 23 October:DRILL
- Wordle #1586, Wednesday 22 October:STUNT
- Wordle #1585, Tuesday 21 October:DETOX
- Wordle #1584, Monday 20 October:LIMBO
- Wordle #1583, Sunday 19 October:IDEAL
- Wordle #1582, Saturday 18 October:HAVEN
- Wordle #1581, Friday 17 October:GROSS
- Wordle #1580, Thursday 16 October:CATTY
- Wordle #1579, Wednesday 15 October:SPOOF
- Wordle #1578, Tuesday 14 October:FORUM
- Wordle #1577, Monday 13 October:BEARD
- Wordle #1576, Sunday 12 October:WOUND
- Wordle #1575, Saturday 11 October:STACK
- Wordle #1574, Friday 10 October:LEVER
- Wordle #1573, Thursday 9 October:HARDY
- Wordle #1572, Wednesday 8 October:ANNOY
- Wordle #1571, Tuesday 7 October:NYLON
What is Wordle?
If you're on this page then you almost certainly know what Wordle is already, and indeed have probably been playing it for a while. And even if you've not been playing it, you must surely have heard of it by now, because it's the viral word game phenomenon that took the world by storm in 2022 and is still going strong in 2025.
We've got a full guide to the game in ourWhat is Wordle page, but if you just want a refresher then here are the basics.
What is Wordle?
Wordle challenges you to guess a new five-letter word each day. You get six guesses, with each one revealing a little more information. If one of the letters in your guess is in the answer and in the right place, it turns green. If it's in the answer but in the wrong place, it turns yellow. And if it's not in the answer at all it turns gray. Simple, eh?
It's played online via theWordle website or the New York Times' Games app (iOS /Android), and is entirely free.
Crucially, the answer is the same for everyone each day, meaning that you're competing against the rest of the world, rather than just against yourself or the game. The puzzle then resets each day at midnight in your local time, giving you a new challenge, and the chance to extend your streak.
What are the Wordle rules?
The rules of Wordle are pretty straightforward, but with a couple of curveballs thrown in for good measure.
1. Letters that are in the answer and in the right place turn green.
2. Letters that are in the answer but in the wrong place turn yellow.
3. Letters that are not in the answer turn gray.
4a. Answers are never plural.
4b. …unless they are. There have been a couple of plural words that don't end in an S or ES, including FUNGI (game #439), ATRIA (#1478) and TEETH (#1551). But S and ES plurals are definitely outlawed.
5. Letters can appear more than once. So if your guess includes two of one letter, they may both turn yellow, both turn green, or one could be yellow and the other green.
6. Each guess must be a valid word in Wordle's dictionary. You can't guess ABCDE, for instance.
7. You do not have to include correct letters in subsequent guesses unless you play on Hard mode.
8. You have six guesses to solve the Wordle.
9. You must complete the daily Wordle before midnight in your timezone.
10a. All answers are drawn from Wordle's list of 2,309 solutions…
10b. …unless they are not. That's because the NYT has added in some of its own words which weren't in that list of 2,309 solutions. More will undoubtedly come over the next few years.
11. Wordle will accept a wider pool of words as guesses – some 10,000 of them. For instance, you can guess a plural such as WORDS. It definitely won't be right (see point 4a above), but Wordle will accept it as a guess.
Marc is TechRadar’s Global Editor in Chief, the latest in a long line of senior editorial roles he’s held in a career that started the week that Google launched (nice of them to mark the occasion). Prior to joining TR, he was UK Editor in Chief on Tom’s Guide, where he oversaw all gaming, streaming, audio, TV, entertainment, how-to and cameras coverage. He's also a former editor of the tech website Stuff and spent five years at the music magazine NME, where his duties mainly involved spoiling other people’s fun. He’s based in London, and has tested and written about phones, tablets, wearables, streaming boxes, smart home devices, Bluetooth speakers, headphones, games, TVs, cameras and pretty much every other type of gadget you can think of. An avid photographer, Marc likes nothing better than taking pictures of very small things (bugs, his daughters) or very big things (distant galaxies). He also enjoys live music, gaming, cycling, and beating Wordle (he authors the dailyWordle today page).
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