Stuck on Wordle #1933? 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 1 vowel (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 crude, roughly built hut or cabin.
Bonus hint: A riddle
I’m a tiny home with rough edges, built fast when comfort takes a back seat.
Hint 4: First letter
The word starts with S.
Hint 5: Second letter
The second letter is H.
Hint 6: Last letter
The word ends with K.
Hint 7: Letter pattern
S _ A _ K
Show the answer
The answer to Wordle #1933 is SHACK.
About this puzzle
- Puzzle number: 1933
- Edited by Tracy Bennett
- This is the first time this word has been the answer.
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Wordle deep dive
More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
Word profile: SHACK
- Part of speech: noun, verb, adjective
- Syllables: 1
- How common: about 1.61 uses per million words of English, so it is an uncommon word.
Meanings
- A crude, roughly built hut or cabin.
- Any poorly constructed or poorly furnished building.
- (slang) The room from which a ham radio operator transmits.
- To live (in or with); to shack up.
- (fishing) Bait that can be picked up at sea.
Similar words: trudge, dwell, live, trail, hovel, inhabit, shanty, populate
Rhymes: crack, slack, black, track, hack, rack, back, setback
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 1908 past answers
- 281 have the same vowels and repeat pattern (hint 1)
- 80 also start with S (hint 4)
- 16 also end with K (hint 5)
- 6 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.
- CRASH (August 13, 2026)
- CLACK (July 12, 2026)
- CHUCK (May 23, 2026)
- QUACK (April 28, 2026)
- SLICK (March 21, 2026)
- STANK (February 20, 2026)
- CHASM (January 15, 2026)
- THICK (November 22, 2025)
- STACK (October 11, 2025)
- SHUCK (May 23, 2025)
How common these letters are in Wordle
- S appears in 26% of past answers
- H appears in 17% of past answers
- A appears in 40% of past answers
- C appears in 19% of past answers
- K appears in 9% of past answers
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