NYT Wordle Answer Today (#1974) – 14 Nov 2026 Solution & Hints
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About Today’s Wordle
Wordle #1974 (published November 14, 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 leans on a common everyday word, but a light vowel count means your opener really matters for narrowing things down fast.
Non-Spoiler Overview
Today’s word is one you’ve almost certainly heard in casual conversation — it shows up in everyday chatter, in a familiar first name, and in a couple of different registers depending on context. It’s not an obscure or technical term, so if the letters feel oddly familiar once you start filling them in, trust that instinct.
Difficulty-wise, this one sits in the easy-to-medium range. The consonant skeleton is distinctive enough that a couple of smart guesses should crack it, even though the vowel count is on the low side.
The most common mistake today is overloading your early guesses with extra vowels you don’t need. With only one vowel doing any work in this word, a guess stuffed with two or three vowels wastes letters you could spend testing consonants instead.
Hints
Theme / Domain
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It’s a word about mood and temperament — informally used to describe someone feeling frisky, eager, or full of pep. It’s also extremely common as a casual, affectionate given name (think someone’s uncle or coworker).
Meaning Nudge
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As an adjective, it’s chiefly British/informal slang describing someone who’s lustful, flirtatious, or in a playful, eager mood. Outside that slang sense, it’s one of the most recognizable classic American first names.
Part of Speech
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Adjective (in its slang sense) — and a proper noun when used as a given name.
Tone / Register
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Casual and informal. It leans cheeky in its slang usage, but totally neutral and friendly when it’s just someone’s name.
Usage Clue
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You’d hear it in a sentence like “he was in a randy mood all evening” — or simply as someone saying “my neighbor’s name is Randy.”
Letter Pattern Help
Starting Letter
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Starts with: R.
Ending Letter(s)
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Ends with: Y.
Vowel Count
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Just one true vowel, tucked in near the front of the word. Y does the rest of the work at the end but isn’t counted as a vowel here.
Repeated Letters
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No repeated letters — all five letters are different.
Pattern Shape
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Final pattern: R A N D Y.
Rare/Tricky Letters
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Nothing exotic here — every letter is a common one, which is exactly why this word can hide in plain sight if you’re not testing consonants efficiently.
Rhyme or Analogy
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Rhymes with CANDY and HANDY — same “-ANDY” ending.
Today’s Answer
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Wordle #1974 Answer: RANDY
Definition & Example
Definition
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RANDY — (informal, chiefly British) full of eager, flirtatious, or lustful energy; also one of the most common classic American and British male given names.
Example Usage
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Example: “His uncle Randy tells the same fishing story every Thanksgiving, and everyone laughs anyway.”
Quick Strategy Tips
When a puzzle only has one real vowel, resist the urge to burn a second guess checking for more vowels you don’t need. Spend that guess testing a cluster of common consonants instead — it’ll narrow the field much faster.
Pay attention to yellow tiles that shift position between guesses. Sometimes a whole chunk of letters is right, just offset by one slot, and recognizing that pattern can save you a guess or two.
How I Solved Today’s Wordle
I started with AUDIO to map vowels. It flagged two letters as present but misplaced, while graying out the rest of the vowel lineup — a strong sign the word was only carrying a single vowel, buried somewhere in the first half.
For my second guess, I leaned into a common five-letter consonant cluster to test a theory about the word’s shape. It came back with four yellow tiles and zero greens — an unusual but very telling pattern, since every one of those letters turned out to be in the word, just sitting exactly one position later than where I’d placed them.
Once that shift clicked, the rest fell into place almost immediately. Sliding that whole block forward by one slot and adding the right letter to close it out gave me a word that felt instantly familiar — the kind you’ve heard in conversation a hundred times without ever thinking about how it’s spelled.
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I started with AUDIO to map vowels. That came back with A and D as yellow — present, but in the wrong spots — while U, I, and O all grayed out. So I knew I had an A and a D somewhere in the word, and the vowel count was down to just that one A.
Next I played GRAND to test a consonant-cluster theory. The result was striking: R, A, N, and D all turned yellow, with zero greens, and G disappeared entirely. That meant every one of those four letters was correct — just each sitting exactly one position later than where GRAND had placed it.
Shifting R-A-N-D forward by one slot and tacking on a Y to close out the word gave me RANDY immediately. The R-A-N-D frame fit cleanly into place, and the Y at the end locked it in on the next guess.
FAQ: Common Sticking Points
How many vowels are in today’s Wordle?
One.
Is there a double letter?
No.
Any tricky letters?
Not really — every letter in today’s word is common, which is exactly why it can be easy to overthink.
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