Stuck on Wordle #1904? Open the hints one at a time. Each one gives away a little more, and the answer is last.
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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). It also contains a Y. No letter repeats.
Hint 2: What kind of word it is
It is usually used as an adjective.
Hint 3: What it means
A dictionary meaning, with the word hidden: Resembling ____; creamy.
Bonus hint: A riddle
Not quite broth, but smooth enough to coat a spoon and whisper comfort.
Hint 4: First letter
The word starts with S.
Hint 5: Second letter
The second letter is O.
Hint 6: Last letter
The word ends with Y.
Hint 7: Letter pattern
S _ U _ Y
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The answer to Wordle #1904 is SOUPY.
About this puzzle
- Puzzle number: 1904
- Edited by Tracy Bennett
- This is the first time this word has been the answer.
Yesterday's answer (September 4, 2026)
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Wordle deep dive
More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
Word profile: SOUPY
- Part of speech: adjective
- Syllables: 2
- How common: about 0.08 uses per million words of English, so it is an uncommon word.
Meanings
- Resembling soup; creamy.
- Extravagantly sentimental; slushy.
Similar words: thick, cream, creamy
Rhymes: loopy, droopy, snoopy, groupie, poopy, goopy, roupy, croupy
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 1881 past answers
- 62 have the same vowels and repeat pattern (hint 1)
- 1 also start with S (hint 4)
- 1 also end with Y (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.
- POUTY (September 10, 2025)
- LOUSY (August 17, 2025)
- SOUTH (August 11, 2025)
- POPPY (July 3, 2025)
- SORRY (March 29, 2025)
- SPOUT (August 31, 2024)
- SAUCY (August 8, 2024)
- PIOUS (May 8, 2024)
- SYRUP (February 26, 2023)
- SOUND (February 14, 2023)
How common these letters are in Wordle
- S appears in 25% of past answers
- O appears in 30% of past answers
- U appears in 20% of past answers
- P appears in 14% of past answers
- Y appears in 16% of past answers
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