Wordle hints for Oct 28, 2026 (#1957)

Help for the Wordle puzzle dated Oct 28, 2026 (#1957).

Puzzle #1957 · 2026-10-28

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Hint 1 – structure

The answer has 1 traditional vowel (A, E, I, O, U) and 4 other letters. It uses five different letters. Its letter pattern looks like CCVCC where C = another letter and V = A, E, I, O or U.

Hint 2 – vowels & letters

The only vowel in the answer is I. It does not use any of these common letters: E, N, L.

Hint 3 – edges

The word starts with G. The final letter is a consonant.

Reveal answer

The official Wordle answer for this puzzle is GRIST.

About this word: GRIST

Puzzle #1957 · 2026-10-28

One dictionary use of this answer is as a noun. It contains 1 traditional vowel (A, E, I, O, U) and 4 other letters, and it uses five different letters. Its Scrabble score is 6.

Definition & origin

GRIST — Grain that is to be ground in a mill.

Difficulty: Normal

Structurally this is a normal‑difficulty answer with no special traps or double letters. Careful play and solid starters should keep most streaks safe. This estimate uses letter patterns and repeats, not an observed player solve rate.

Our word profile gives this answer an estimate of difficulty 7/10 and tags it with FOOD. This is a word-level estimate, not a measured solve rate for this particular puzzle.

Letter details and example guesses

Every letter appears once.

Each example below starts independently from all 3,212 words in Xfire's answer-reference list. Green means the right letter in the right place; yellow means the letter fits elsewhere; grey means no unused copy of that letter remains.

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The displayed puzzle is Oct 28, 2026 (2026-10-28). Puzzle #1957.

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