Stuck on Wordle #1963? 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 noun or a verb.
Hint 3: What it means
A dictionary meaning, with the word hidden: A small bag usually closed with a drawstring.
Bonus hint: A riddle
I cinch shut with a cord, guarding tiny treasures in my cozy hideaway.
Hint 4: First letter
The word starts with P.
Hint 5: Second letter
The second letter is O.
Hint 6: Last letter
The word ends with H.
Hint 7: Letter pattern
P _ U _ H
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The answer to Wordle #1963 is POUCH.
About this puzzle
- Puzzle number: 1963
- 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: POUCH
- Part of speech: noun, verb
- Syllables: 1
- How common: about 2.41 uses per million words of English, so it is an uncommon word.
Meanings
- A small bag usually closed with a drawstring.
- (zoology) An organic pocket in which a marsupial carries its young.
- Any pocket or bag-shaped object, such as a cheek pouch.
- (transitive) To enclose within a pouch.
- (transitive) To transport within a pouch, especially a diplomatic pouch.
Similar words: bulge, sack, protrude, pocket, sac
Rhymes: grouch, slouch, vouch, louche, couch, scaramouch, smouch, rouche
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 1933 past answers
- 753 have the same vowels and repeat pattern (hint 1)
- 47 also start with P (hint 4)
- 1 also end with H (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.
- PSYCH (October 14, 2026)
- NOTCH (June 3, 2026)
- COUCH (May 26, 2026)
- CHUMP (March 29, 2026)
- MOOCH (February 13, 2026)
- CONCH (December 22, 2025)
- DOUGH (November 24, 2025)
- MOUTH (September 23, 2025)
- POUTY (September 10, 2025)
- SOUTH (August 11, 2025)
How common these letters are in Wordle
- P appears in 15% of past answers
- O appears in 30% of past answers
- U appears in 19% of past answers
- C appears in 19% of past answers
- H appears in 17% of past answers
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