NYT Wordle Answer Today (#1919) – 20 Sep 2026 Solution & Hints
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About Today’s Wordle
Wordle #1919 (published September 20, 2026) gives you six guesses to find a five-letter word. Green = correct letter in the right spot, yellow = in the word but wrong spot, gray = not in the word. This one leans toward the easier side of the scale if you open with a vowel-heavy word, since the letter pattern here is fairly forgiving once you land the first couple of hits.
Non-Spoiler Overview
Today’s word is a common past-tense verb form, the kind of word that shows up constantly in everyday writing without ever feeling unusual or rare. You’ve almost certainly read or written it dozens of times without giving it a second thought.
Most solvers should get there without much trouble, provided the opening guess tests a good mix of vowels and common consonants. The main challenge isn’t obscurity here — it’s that the word has a close cousin with a similar meaning and a slightly different spelling, and it’s easy to fixate on the wrong one.
A common misstep with a word like today’s is assuming the ending follows the more familiar spelling pattern for this kind of verb, when the actual answer uses a less predictable but still totally standard past-tense form. Keep an open mind about how the word could be spelled once you have a few letters locked in.
Hints
Theme / Domain
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Today’s word belongs to the vocabulary of light and brightness — the kind of verb you’d use to describe the sun breaking through clouds, a polished surface catching the light, or someone’s talent standing out in a crowd.
Meaning Nudge
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It’s the past tense of a verb meaning to emit or reflect light. It’s also used figuratively to describe someone performing exceptionally well or standing out.
Part of Speech
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It’s a verb — specifically the irregular past-tense form of a very common present-tense verb.
Tone / Register
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Neutral and everyday. You’ll see it just as often in a weather report or a school essay as in literary writing — there’s nothing formal or old-fashioned about it.
Usage Clue
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Think of phrases like “the sun broke through and the sky lit up” or “her performance stood out above the rest” — today’s word slots into sentences describing exactly that kind of moment.
Letter Pattern Help
Starting Letter
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Starts with: S.
Ending Letter(s)
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Ends with: E.
Vowel Count
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Two vowels appear in today’s word, and they’re two different vowels — no repeats among them.
Repeated Letters
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No repeated letters at all — all five letters are unique.
Pattern Shape
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Final pattern: S H O N E.
Rare/Tricky Letters
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Nothing exotic like Q, X, or Z, but the “SH” opening consonant blend can slow solvers down if they’re not testing it early.
Rhyme or Analogy
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Rhymes with “known,” “bone,” “stone,” and “cologne.”
Today’s Answer
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Wordle #1919 Answer: SHONE
Definition & Example
Definition
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SHONE — the past tense of “shine”; to have emitted or reflected light, or to have excelled or stood out.
Example Usage
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Example: “The morning sun shone through the kitchen window, and her confidence shone through in every answer she gave.”
Quick Strategy Tips
Open with a word that spreads out several common vowels and consonants rather than one that merely looks like a plausible answer — you want maximum information back from your first guess, not a lucky hit. Treat every gray letter as useful data; ruling out possibilities narrows the field just as effectively as confirming a hit.
If your letter pattern starts pointing toward two or three candidate words, don’t lock onto the first one that comes to mind. Instead, pick the guess that would eliminate the most letters shared between those candidates, so your next round of feedback tells you as much as possible even if it isn’t the final answer.
How I Solved Today’s Wordle
I started with AUDIO to map vowels. Only one of those five letters showed up in today’s word, and in a spot I wasn’t expecting, which told me the vowel structure here was going to be a little unusual compared to yesterday’s puzzle.
For my second guess, I chose a word that tested a fresh set of common consonants along with another vowel possibility. That guess landed two letters in the right position right away, plus one more marked yellow, which was enough to start narrowing toward a specific family of words with a shared ending.
From there, it came together faster than I expected. Once I considered the kind of word that fit both the confirmed letters and the general “brightness” feeling I’d started to associate with the clues, the right guess practically wrote itself, and it landed clean on the next try.
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I started with AUDIO to map vowels. Only the O showed up, tucked into the third position, while A, U, D, and I were all grayed out. That immediately ruled out a huge chunk of common five-letter words and pointed me toward something with O as a middle vowel. Next I played HOUSE to test more consonants and see if E might factor in. HOUSE came back with H confirmed in the second position and E confirmed in the fifth position, while U and the second S were ruled out. So I had _HO_E with two open slots: the first letter and the fourth letter. Given the “brightness” theme I’d started noticing in the clue language, SHONE clicked almost immediately — S up front, N in the fourth slot, and the S-H-O-N-E frame fit perfectly: two unique vowels, no repeated letters, and a meaning tied directly to light and shine that matched the feel of the puzzle all along. It went in on the next guess and turned green across the board.
FAQ: Common Sticking Points
How many vowels are in today’s Wordle?
Two.
Is there a double letter?
No.
Any tricky letters?
Nothing rare, but the opening consonant blend trips up solvers who don’t test it until later guesses.
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