NYT Wordle Answer Today (#1942) – 13 Oct 2026 Solution & Hints
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About Today’s Wordle
Wordle #1942 (published October 13, 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. Today’s puzzle sits on the harder end of the spectrum, with a letter pattern that keeps several reasonable words in play well into the later guesses.
Non-Spoiler Overview
Today’s puzzle leans on an everyday descriptive word, the kind you’d bump into in casual conversation, news writing, or anytime someone is comparing two things. If you find yourself circling back to simple, functional vocabulary rather than something obscure or technical, you’re on the right track.
This one has a reputation for being trickier than it first appears. The letter arrangement doesn’t scream any particular category, and the ending shares a shape with several other common word families, so it’s easy to stay boxed in with multiple candidates until late in the game.
A common misstep is assuming the word is a simple noun when it’s actually a comparative form, the kind you’d use to say one thing has more of a quality than another. Players also sometimes dismiss valid letters too early by guessing words that look similar on the surface but miss that comparative structure entirely.
Hints
Theme / Domain
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This is an everyday descriptive word you’d hear in conversations about measurements, comparisons, gaps, ranges, or audiences growing in scope.
Meaning Nudge
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It describes something that spans a greater distance from side to side than something else, or more broadly, something more extensive or inclusive in scope.
Part of Speech
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It’s an adjective, specifically the comparative form of a very common base word.
Tone / Register
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Completely neutral and everyday. You’d see it just as easily in a news headline as in a casual sentence about shopping for shoes.
Usage Clue
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It often pairs with words like “range,” “gap,” “audience,” “net,” “smile,” or “margin” to describe something expanding or increasing in breadth.
Letter Pattern Help
Starting Letter
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Starts with: W.
Ending Letter(s)
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Ends with: R.
Vowel Count
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Two vowels, and they’re not repeated: an I and an E.
Repeated Letters
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No repeated letters. All five letters are different from one another.
Pattern Shape
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Final pattern: W I D E R.
Rare/Tricky Letters
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Nothing exotic here. Every letter is common, though the comparative word shape is easy to overlook if you’re only thinking in nouns.
Rhyme or Analogy
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It rhymes with words like “spider,” “rider,” and “cider,” sharing that same -IDER ending.
Today’s Answer
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Wordle #1942 Answer: WIDER
Definition & Example
Definition
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WIDER — the comparative form of “wide,” meaning broader or extending a greater distance from side to side. It’s also used figuratively to describe something more extensive, inclusive, or far-reaching, such as a wider range of options or wider implications.
Example Usage
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Example: “The new policy aims to reach a wider audience across the region.”
Quick Strategy Tips
Start with a guess that spreads out common vowels and consonants rather than leaning on rare letters. That gives you the clearest read on what you’re working with before your second guess, instead of wasting a turn on letters you were unlikely to need.
If your second guess confirms a couple of letters sitting in the middle of the word, resist the urge to keep guessing at random. Think about common word endings and comparative adjective forms, since today’s answer isn’t a simple everyday noun, and that shift in thinking can save you a guess or two.
How I Solved Today’s Wordle
I started with AUDIO to map vowels. It confirmed one consonant sitting in the right spot and flagged a vowel as present somewhere else in the word, while ruling out the other three letters entirely, which narrowed my sense of the word’s shape without giving much else away.
For my second guess I leaned on a word that pressure-tested a few common consonants alongside the vowel I already had confirmed. That attempt locked three letters into their correct spots in one go, flagged another letter as present but misplaced, and sent one more candidate to the gray pile.
By that point the skeleton of the word was obvious, and there was really only one open question left: which consonant led the word, and where the leftover letter from guess two actually belonged. Once I reasoned through that, the rest clicked into place in a single clean guess.
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I started with AUDIO to map vowels. That surfaced D sitting correctly in the third slot and I present in the word but not where AUDIO had placed it, while A, U, and O all came back gray. Next I played RIDES to pressure-test R and lock down the middle of the word: I, D, and E all turned green in the second, third, and fourth slots, R came back yellow, confirming it was in the word but not leading it, and S was ruled out completely. That left a tidy “_IDE_” skeleton with only one consonant missing from the front and R still needing a home, and since R couldn’t lead the word, it had to land at the very end. WIDER lined up cleanly on the next guess: the W-I-D-E-R frame fit everything the first two guesses had already shown me.
FAQ: Common Sticking Points
How many vowels are in today’s Wordle?
Two.
Is there a double letter?
No.
Any tricky letters?
Nothing unusual letter-wise, but the comparative adjective structure trips up solvers who are only thinking in nouns.
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