Stuck on Wordle #1940? 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). No letter repeats.
Hint 2: What kind of word it is
It is usually used as a verb.
Hint 3: What it means
A dictionary meaning, with the word hidden: (transitive) To remove a physical cap or cover from.
Bonus hint: A riddle
I free a bottle from its tiny hat.
Hint 4: First letter
The word starts with U.
Hint 5: Second letter
The second letter is N.
Hint 6: Last letter
The word ends with P.
Hint 7: Letter pattern
U _ C _ P
Show the answer
The answer to Wordle #1940 is UNCAP.
About this puzzle
- Puzzle number: 1940
- Edited by Tracy Bennett
- This is the first time this word has been the answer.
Yesterday's answer (October 10, 2026)
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Wordle deep dive
More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
Word profile: UNCAP
- Part of speech: verb
- Syllables: 2
- How common: about 0.01 uses per million words of English, so it is an uncommon word.
Meanings
- (transitive) To remove a physical cap or cover from.
- (transitive) To remove a cap or limit from.
- (intransitive) To take off one's cap.
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 1913 past answers
- 746 have the same vowels and repeat pattern (hint 1)
- 15 also start with U (hint 4)
- 1 also end with P (hint 5)
- 0 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.
- UNCUT (August 27, 2026)
- CAPON (August 26, 2026)
- PECAN (January 7, 2026)
- UNCLE (October 13, 2023)
- UNZIP (April 23, 2023)
- RECAP (September 21, 2022)
- PANIC (January 15, 2022)
How common these letters are in Wordle
- U appears in 20% of past answers
- N appears in 24% of past answers
- C appears in 19% of past answers
- A appears in 40% of past answers
- P appears in 15% of past answers
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