Daily Wordle hints: Oct 27, 2026 (Puzzle #1956)

This page shows spoiler-free hints for the official NYT Wordle puzzle published on Oct 27, 2026 (2026-10-27). Puzzle #1956. Step through the hints in order and only reveal the answer when you're ready.

Puzzle #1956 · 2026-10-27

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Word list hints

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Hint 1 – structure

The answer has 2 traditional vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 3 other letters. It uses five different letters. Its letter pattern looks like CVCCV where C = another letter and V = A, E, I, O or U.

Hint 2 – vowels & letters

The answer's vowels all come from this set: I, O. It does not use any of these common letters: E, R, S.

Hint 3 – edges

The word starts with B. The final letter is a vowel.

Reveal answer

The official Wordle answer for this puzzle is BINGO.

About this word: BINGO

Puzzle #1956 · 2026-10-27

One dictionary use of this answer is as a noun. It contains 2 traditional vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 3 other letters, and it uses five different letters. Its Scrabble score is 8.

Definition & origin

BINGO — A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.

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.

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.

These are hindsight examples for this known answer, not a prediction of the best opening guess or a guarantee of the editor's future answer pool.

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