NYT Wordle Answer Today (#1960) – 31 Oct 2026 Solution & Hints
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About Today’s Wordle
Wordle #1960 (published October 31, 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 word has a slightly unusual opening letter, which tends to throw off solvers who lean on the same handful of starter words every day.
Non-Spoiler Overview
Today’s word sits somewhere between an old-fashioned insult and an exuberant shout of excitement, depending on how you’ve encountered it. It’s the kind of word most people know instantly once they see it, but might not think to guess early on.
This one leans easy-to-medium. The main obstacle isn’t the meaning — it’s the letter shape. A doubled letter near the end can trip up solvers who assume every letter in a five-letter word is unique.
The most common mistake today is burning guesses on words that confirm a vowel is present without ever testing where it repeats. If your second or third guess already shows a yellow or green vowel, it’s worth considering that the same vowel might show up twice before you lock in your final answer.
Hints
Theme / Domain
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This word lives in casual, spoken English — you’re more likely to hear it shouted or used to describe a rowdy person than to read it in a formal document.
Meaning Nudge
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It can describe a crude, boisterous, or unsophisticated person — think “a loud yahoo in the back row.” It’s also recognizable as a joyful shout, and as the name of a well-known internet company.
Part of Speech
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Most commonly used as a noun, though it also works as an interjection when shouted out loud.
Tone / Register
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Informal and a bit old-fashioned in its “rowdy person” sense, but upbeat and playful in its “shout of excitement” sense.
Usage Clue
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You might hear an usher ask a row of noisy moviegoers to pipe down, or hear the word hollered at a surprise party the moment the lights come on.
Letter Pattern Help
Starting Letter
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Starts with: Y.
Ending Letter(s)
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Ends with: O.
Vowel Count
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Three of the five letters are vowels, but they’re built from only two distinct vowel letters — one of which shows up twice.
Repeated Letters
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Yes — one letter repeats, and the two copies sit right next to each other at the very end of the word.
Pattern Shape
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Final pattern: Y A H O O.
Rare/Tricky Letters
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A leading Y is one of the rarer Wordle openers, and the word skips the usual high-frequency consonants like S, T, R, and N entirely, so common starter words won’t reveal much.
Rhyme or Analogy
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Its ending echoes celebratory shouts like “yee-haw,” and rhymes loosely with words like “bamboo” in its final sound.
Today’s Answer
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Wordle #1960 Answer: YAHOO
Definition & Example
Definition
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YAHOO — a noun describing a crude, rowdy, or unsophisticated person; a boor. The term traces back to Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, where the Yahoos were a race of brutish, uncivilized creatures. In everyday speech it’s also shouted as an exclamation of excitement or triumph, and it’s widely recognized as the name of a major internet company.
Example Usage
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Example: “The usher asked the row of yahoos to pipe down before the movie started.”
Quick Strategy Tips
When a vowel shows up as yellow or green early on, don’t assume it only appears once. Doubled letters are common enough in Wordle that it’s worth testing for a repeat before you commit to your final guess, especially once you’ve already confirmed most of the other letters.
If your first couple of guesses come back mostly gray, don’t panic — it usually just means the word uses a less common opening letter. Pivot to a guess that tests different, less frequently used consonants rather than repeating the same safe starter words.
How I Solved Today’s Wordle
I started with AUDIO to map vowels. It came back with one vowel marked yellow — present, but in the wrong spot — while the rest of that word grayed out completely, which narrowed things down less than I’d hoped but still gave me a toehold.
For my second guess, I picked a word that tested a batch of common consonants against the vowel I’d already confirmed. That guess turned the vowel green in a new position and ruled out several more letters, but I still didn’t have the opening letter locked down.
Needing to test a less typical starting letter, I threw a curveball on my third guess, and that’s when things clicked — the leading letter lit up green, another letter confirmed its spot, and the overall shape of the word suddenly made sense. The last guess was just a matter of filling in the doubled letter at the end.
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I started with AUDIO to map vowels. That gave me a yellow O in the fourth slot and grayed out A, U, D, and I — so I knew an O belonged somewhere in the word, just not where. For my second guess I tried SNORT to test common consonants against that O. SNORT turned the O green in the fourth position and grayed out S, N, R, and T, which told me the word had no typical “bread and butter” consonants in it at all. Needing something to test a rarer opening letter, I tried YACHT next — that turned the Y green in the first slot and the A yellow, while the H also seemed to belong but in a different spot than I’d placed it. Putting a leading Y, a floating A, and a known O in the fourth slot together pointed straight at YAHOO: the double O slotted into the last two spaces, the H dropped into the third slot, and the whole thing clicked on my fourth guess.
FAQ: Common Sticking Points
How many vowels are in today’s Wordle?
Three vowel letters total, but only two unique vowels.
Is there a double letter?
Yes.
Any tricky letters?
The opening letter is one of the less common Wordle starters, and the word avoids the usual high-frequency consonants most players guess first.
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