NYT Wordle Answer Today (#1931) – 2 Oct 2026 Solution & Hints
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About Today’s Wordle
Wordle #1931 (published October 2, 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. Early solver chatter suggests today sits a touch easier than the last few puzzles, though an unusual vowel arrangement caught a few people off guard.
Non-Spoiler Overview
Today’s word circles around money and lending — if you’ve ever read about interest rates, debt, or old laws cracking down on exploitative lenders, you’re already in the right neighborhood.
Most solvers are landing this one around average difficulty: not a gimme, but nothing obscure either. The real challenge is structural rather than vocabulary-based.
A common misstep today is assuming each guess reveals one vowel in one slot. Players who stuck rigidly to “one vowel per guess” logic tended to lose a turn or two before the shape clicked.
Hints
Theme / Domain
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Today’s word belongs to the world of finance and lending — specifically, a practice tied to interest rates that’s been debated, and often condemned, for centuries.
Meaning Nudge
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It describes charging someone an unreasonably, and sometimes illegally, high rate of interest on a loan.
Part of Speech
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It’s a noun — the name of a financial practice, not an action you’d conjugate.
Tone / Register
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Fairly formal and a little old-fashioned — the kind of word you’d meet in a history book, a legal text, or a sermon about greed, rather than casual chat.
Usage Clue
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You’d reach for it describing a lender charging punishing interest, or ancient and religious prohibitions on exploitative lending.
Letter Pattern Help
Starting Letter
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Starts with: U.
Ending Letter(s)
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Ends with: Y.
Vowel Count
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Two vowels today — and they’re both the same letter.
Repeated Letters
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Yes — one letter shows up twice, which is exactly what trips up the “one vowel per guess” assumption.
Pattern Shape
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Final pattern: U S U R Y.
Rare/Tricky Letters
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No especially rare letters here, but the doubled vowel in a five-letter word is the real trap.
Rhyme or Analogy
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Rhymes with “jury” and “fury” — think of the “-URY” ending.
Today’s Answer
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Wordle #1931 Answer: USURY
Definition & Example
Definition
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USURY — the practice of lending money at unreasonably high, and sometimes illegal, interest rates; historically regarded as unethical or forbidden under religious and legal codes.
Example Usage
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Example: “Critics accused the payday lender of flagrant USURY after its triple-digit interest rates came to light.”
Quick Strategy Tips
A strong opener still does most of the heavy lifting: pick a starter that spreads out distinct vowels and common consonants so your second guess has real information to work with, rather than guessing blind.
Today specifically rewards players who stay open to a repeated vowel instead of assuming every green or yellow tile points to a brand-new letter. If your first two guesses feel like they’re “almost there” but not quite locking in, try testing a letter you’ve already placed in a different slot before moving on.
How I Solved Today’s Wordle
I started with AUDIO to map vowels. That ruled out a few vowels right away and gave me a clearer sense of which ones were actually in play, without locking me into a single rigid pattern too early.
For my second guess, I leaned on a word that tested some strong, common consonants in fresh positions. A couple of them landed as present-but-misplaced, which was the first real hint that the word’s shape wasn’t going to be a standard one-vowel layout.
Looking back, the puzzle came together once I stopped treating it like a typical five-letter word and let the repeated letter guide the final guess. The ending in particular clicked once I thought about it in terms of familiar word families rather than letter-by-letter guessing.
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I started with AUDIO to map vowels. That told me A, I, and O were out, but confirmed U was somewhere in the word. Next I played CRUST to test some strong consonants in different slots; R and S both came back present-but-misplaced, which was a big clue that the frame was shaping up around U and R together. Given the letter shape forming, I suspected a financial or legal term, so I tried QUERY next — placing U and R more precisely while still hunting for the exact structure. That guess surfaced a second U near the front of the word, and the pattern recognition took over from there: U-S-U-R-Y lined up cleanly once I pictured the “-URY” ending the way you’d see it in words like “jury” or “fury.” USURY confirmed on the next guess, and the double-U structure made total sense in hindsight.
FAQ: Common Sticking Points
How many vowels are in today’s Wordle?
Two — and they’re the same letter repeated.
Is there a double letter?
Yes.
Any tricky letters?
Nothing especially rare, but the repeated vowel breaks the pattern most players expect, which is where a lot of solvers lose a turn.
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