Puzzle #1940 breaks the usual opener strategy, which is Wordle’s way of telling you today won’t be routine. If you’re playing Wordle on the NYT Games page and staring at a grid of greys, here’s a ladder of hints from gentle to blunt. The full answer waits at the bottom, inside a spoiler box.
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Wordle #1940 hints for Sunday, Oct 11
Read these slowly. Each one gives away something new, so stop the moment you feel lucky.
- Repeats. None. Five different letters, so don’t double up.
- Vowels. Two of them: U and A.
- Starts with. U. An opening letter that breaks most starter strategies.
- Second letter. N. That locks the opening pair.
- Meaning. What you do to a pen before you can write with it.
Difficulty 4/5: why this one is tricky, and how to beat it
This one earns the rating. Words that start with a vowel break the standard playbook, because the most popular openers all probe consonants first. If your starter didn’t test U, your first guess told you almost nothing, and you’re effectively solving from guess two.
The way out: once the hints give you the UN- opening, don’t waste a guess re-testing vowels. Play UNITE as your probe. It confirms the opening pair and tests three new letters (I, T, E) at once. None of the three are in today’s answer, so the guess isn’t wasted even when it misses. It buys you three eliminations in a single move, which is exactly what a probe is for. From there, think verbs, not nouns, and the word practically spells itself. (AUDIO and ADIEU work too, but only if you haven’t read the hints yet.)
Recent Wordle answers
A quick look back, in case you’re tracking patterns:
- October 6, #1935: DIMLY
- October 7, #1936: PROVE
- October 8, #1937: STREW
- October 9, #1938: MAJOR
- October 10, #1939: BUMPY
Playing catch-up? Browse all our daily Wordle answers.
Wordle answer for October 11, 2026 (Puzzle #1940)
No more hints past this point. The solution is inside the box below. Tap only when you’re ready.
Tap to reveal today’s answer (spoiler)
Today’s Wordle answer is UNCAP. It’s a verb meaning to remove the cap or lid from something. Uncap the pen, uncap the bottle. Five letters, zero tricks, and still it hid behind that opening U all morning.
Wordle questions, answered
What other Wordle answers started with U?
Vowel-led answers don’t come around every week, which is part of why today felt awkward. Recent ones include UDDER (puzzle #1320, January 29, 2025) and UPPER (puzzle #1314, January 23, 2025). No pattern to carry into tomorrow, though.
Has today’s answer been a Wordle answer before?
No. Wordle has never repeated an answer, so it is now retired from the rotation. If you’re guessing a word you’ve seen as a past answer, cross it off.
