Stuck on Wordle #1902? Open the hints one at a time. Each one gives away a little more, and the answer is last.
Happy Tuesday, Wordlers! Ready for a fresh puzzle and a clean slate?
Very hard Difficulty: very hard, because it is not an everyday word and it uses some less common letters.
Hint 1: Vowels and repeated letters
The word has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O or U). No letter repeats.
Hint 2: What kind of word it is
It is usually used as a noun or a verb.
Hint 3: What it means
A dictionary meaning, with the word hidden: A piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.
Bonus hint: A riddle
I hide above your head, supporting the floor while staying out of sight.
Hint 4: First letter
The word starts with J.
Hint 5: Second letter
The second letter is O.
Hint 6: Last letter
The word ends with T.
Hint 7: Letter pattern
J _ I _ T
Show the answer
The answer to Wordle #1902 is JOIST.
About this puzzle
- Puzzle number: 1902
- Edited by Tracy Bennett
- This is the first time this word has been the answer.
Yesterday's answer (September 2, 2026)
RULER. Yesterday's hints
See every past Wordle answer · Best starting words · How to play
Wordle deep dive
More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
Word profile: JOIST
- Part of speech: noun, verb
- Syllables: 1
- How common: about 0.36 uses per million words of English, so it is an uncommon word.
Meanings
- A piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.
- (transitive) To fit or furnish with joists.
Rhymes: hoist, foist, moist, voiced, rejoiced, amhoist, benoist
How would your starting word have done?
Here is the first-row result today's answer would give for some popular opening words.
How much each hint narrows it down
Using the list of past Wordle answers as the word list, this is how many words would still fit after each hint.
- All 1879 past answers
- 733 have the same vowels and repeat pattern (hint 1)
- 6 also start with J (hint 4)
- 3 also end with T (hint 5)
- 1 also match the letter pattern (hint 6)
Past answers that look like today's
Earlier answers that share at least three letters in the same spots, or four of the same letters.
- POSIT (August 5, 2026)
- HOIST (February 19, 2026)
- ROOST (February 16, 2026)
- WAIST (December 6, 2025)
- NOISY (September 14, 2025)
- FOIST (July 15, 2025)
- TOAST (January 31, 2025)
- BOAST (December 16, 2024)
- TWIST (November 24, 2024)
- STOIC (November 11, 2024)
How common these letters are in Wordle
- J appears in 1% of past answers
- O appears in 30% of past answers
- I appears in 28% of past answers
- S appears in 25% of past answers
- T appears in 30% of past answers
Play today's Wordle at The New York Times
More hints for September 3, 2026
Connections hints · Strands hints · Pips hints · Mini Crossword hints · NYT Crossword hints · Contexto hints · Quordle hints · Octordle hints